Wednesday, February 12, 2014

creamy chicken pasta...


Creamy Chicken Pasta | iowagirleats.com
I whipped this up last night and it was deeeeelicious.  Warm and creamy and just divine.  I double the recipe and cut the chicken into bite size pieces, seasoned all and sautéed them in oil and garlic to add some flavor  A definite "make again dish!"

Creamy Chicken Pasta via Iowa
Serves 4-6 as a side
Ingredients:
8oz fettuccine
2 Tablespoons butter
1 small carrot, minced (about 1/3 cup)
1 rib celery, minced (about 1/3 cup)
1 small shallot or 1/2 small onion, minced
salt and pepper
2 Tablespoons flour
1 cup chicken broth
1 cup milk (I’ve used skim and 2%)
1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
Directions: 
  1. Break fettuccine into sixths (I broke chunks of noodles in half then each half into thirds.) Cook pasta in a big pot of salted, boiling water until just under al dente – it will continue cooking in the sauce. Drain then set aside.
  2. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat then add carrot, celery, and shallot. Season with salt and pepper then sauté until tender, 5-7 minutes. Sprinkle in flour then whisk and cook for 1 minute. Slowly pour in chicken broth and milk while whisking constantly to avoid lumps. Turn heat up to medium-high until bubbling then turn heat back down to medium, add parsley and more salt and pepper then cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened and bubbly, 5 minutes.
  3. Add pasta to the sauce then stir to combine and cook for 2 more minutes. Remove from heat. Sauce will continue to thicken as it cools.

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