Thursday, April 11, 2019

Creamy and Spicy Chicken Pasta

It's a common misconception that pasta is typically bland. There is whole range of pasta dishes that can prepared spicy to suit our taste buds. My introduction to pasta was in the form of a masala version of macaroni and cheese that my mom used to prepare. After a few decades I found a version in one of the Italian restaurants (Johnny Carinos to be specific) in USA. A version was posted a while ago (ignore the images though). Since then we have been trying out different spicy variations of pasta. Here is one such recipe inspired by Tasty. So without further ado...

Ingredients
  1. Olive oil - 3 to 4 table spoons
  2. Boneless chicken breast chunks - 600 gms
  3. Mushrooms (I used the brown swiss mushrooms) - 150 gms
  4. Diced Onion - 1
  5. Minced garlic - 1 whole garlic 
  6. Thinly sliced sundried tomatoes - 3 to 4 table spoons
  7. Chicken stock 500 ml
  8. Plain flour (Maida) - 1 tablespoon
  9. Heavy cream 350 ml
  10. Pasta (I used Farfalle any variety other than spaghetti (or noodle like) will work) - 300 gms (1 packet)
  11. Shredded parmesan cheese - 100 g
  12. Cayenne Pepper - to taste as per your spice levels
  13. Black pepper - to taste
  14. Chopped Parsley for garnish

Method

  1. Boil and drain the pasta as per the instructions on the package. Add a pinch of salt.
  2. In a large sauce pan heat the olive oil and saute the diced chicken with a bit of salt and pepper       for about 5 minutes until cooked to about 3/4ths - just until you don't see anything pink. 
  3. Move the chicken out to a separate bowl.
  4. Add some more olive oil and saute the garlic, onions, mushrooms and sundried tomatoes.
  5. Add salt and cayenne pepper to taste. Note that the chicken stock will come with a bit of salt too.
  6. Once the onions are carmelized (brown in colour) add the chicken stock and heavy cream and bring it to boil.
  7. Add the plain flour to thicken the sauce and simmer it for about 5 minutes.
  8. Add the boiled and drained pasta and stir it well.
  9. Add the grated parmesan cheese and stir well.
  10. Garnish with chopped parsley and bit of parmesan cheese and serve hot.


Enjoy!!

C

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