Spicy, Garlicky and Limey

I was at a loss for what to make for dinner tonight. Then a friend asked me if I had ever made the Spicy Garlic Lime Chicken from allrecipes. I told her no and she told me to make it because she had it on her must try list forever and has yet to make it. It was something different so I said sure. Then I asked her about sides. She said corn. I said what about orzo, she said yum, I said WAIT, how about pasta! We both agreed that sounded like the winning dish. So by combining a few ingredients from that recipe with some ideas from my head I came up with an amazing pasta dish.

In fact, it was so good that while my husband was reaching for his third (yes, third) helping he said "This is some good shit".

* In case you are looking at this recipe for the 2nd time and are wondering why it looks different, it is because I changed it around a bit today. I am not sure that marinading it was the best way to go about it. So now it takes even less time to make this wonderful meal.
If you make it and enjoy it please let me know. :)

Spicy Garlic Lime Pasta
(Source: Amber's Delectable Delights)

Ingredients:
1 cup chicken broth
1.5 tbls lime juice (adjusting amount to your liking)
1 tbls corn starch
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
1/4 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp dried thyme
1/4 tsp dried parsley
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts (cut into bite size pieces)
1 tbls butter
Few drizzles of olive oil
8 oz pasta (I used whole wheat rotini)
1-2 cups broccoli florets
Optional - Parmesan cheese for topping

Directions:
1) Bring pot of salted water to a boil. Cook pasta according to package directions. During the last 5 minutes of pasta cook time add the broccoli into the boiling water. Drain.
2) Mix together all the sauce ingredients (chicken broth through parsley) and set aside.
3) Meanwhile, heat butter and olive oil in saucepan over medium heat. Add bite size chicken pieces into heated pan. Cook chicken until no longer pink. Pour the sauce ingredients into the pan with the chicken and bring to a simmer. Let simmer until chicken is cooked through and sauce has thickened.
4) Toss cooked broccoli and pasta with the chicken and sauce. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese if desired and serve.