You've got me Poppin' Champagne

Yesterday was such a long drawn out day, that when I got home, I did NOT feel like cooking. Very rare for me. So, I asked Aaron if he wanted to go out, or just eat left overs, and to my surprise, he said, 'I'll cook'. I was immediately nervous/scared, seeing as the only thing he knows how to cook is pancakes. He decided chicken would be a good idea. He asked me a lot of questions, but like I said, it was a long day, I was grouchy, and I didn't feel like playing 20 questions, so I told him to look up a recipe. An hour later, I was surprised again. He treated me to one of the best/simple dinners I have had in a long time. He found it on food network, and it is posted by the Neely's [LOVE them!]. I decided to post it for you all:

Easy Lemon Pasta with Chicken

Ingredients

• 1 pound dried penne
• 2 chicken cutlets, cut into fingers
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 3 cloves garlic, sliced
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh parsley, for garnish
• 2 lemons, juiced
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan

Directions

Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water, until al dente. Drain well.

Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat a large grill pan over medium high and add chicken. Grill until golden and completely cooked. Remove to a plate and slice.

Add the garlic and red pepper flakes to a saute pan with 3 tablespoons of olive oil and saute until fragrant. Add the cooked pasta and turn heat off. Mix all together.

Remove pasta to a large bowl. Add chicken to the warm pasta and season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle in chopped parsley. Add the juice of 2 lemons and mix. Before serving top with Parmesan.

If you try it, let me know how it turns out! Enjoy!!