Chicken Spaghettini With Fried Capers

Chicken Spaghettini With Fried Capers

  Ready in : 45 mins

Chicken Spaghettini With Fried Capers might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 2. Watching your figure? This dairy free recipe has 1105 calories, 39g of protein, and 62g of fat per serving. For $3.09 per serving, this recipe covers 27% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is brought to you by Foodista. If you have chicken, lemon zest, parm, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. 44 people were impressed by this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. Overall, this recipe earns a tremendous spoonacular score of 89%. Spaghetti with Fried Capers and Anchovies, Braised Artichoke With Parsley And Fried Capers, and Fried Figs and Capers with Crunchy Lentils are very similar to this recipe.

Ingredients

chicken

chicken

1 pound

extra virgin olive oil

extra virgin olive oil

6 tablespoons

capers

capers

3 tablespoons

chili flakes

chili flakes

2 teaspoons

garlic

garlic

3 cloves

lemon zest

lemon zest

3 tablespoons

juice of lemon

juice of lemon

2

spaghettini pasta

spaghettini pasta

600 grams

pepper and salt

pepper and salt

2 servings

parm

parm

1 serving

Cooking in Steps

  1. 1
    Fry chicken (a pre-bought roaster will work too) and shred it with your hands...no chopping.

    whole chicken

    whole chicken

    roasting pan
    roasting pan
  2. 2
    Pour out chicken fat (leave some chunks) from pan and add olive oil, capers, chili flakes, garlic and cook 3-5 min on medium heat.

    red pepper flakes

    red pepper flakes

    chicken fat

    chicken fat

    olive oil

    olive oil

    capers

    capers

    garlic

    garlic

    frying pan
    frying pan
  3. 3
    Add chicken plus lemon zest, then squeeze in juice from lemon for good measure.

    lemon zest

    lemon zest

    whole chicken

    whole chicken

    juice

    juice

    lemon

    lemon

  4. 4
    Cook spaghettini and then mix everything together and finish with basil, fresh parm and pepper and sea salt.

    spaghettini

    spaghettini

    sea salt

    sea salt

    pepper

    pepper

    basil

    basil