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Heading: Pasta
Cuisine: Italian
Food Type: Meat
No of Portions: 4
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Ingredients & Prep
800 ml
Water
250 g
Penne pasta dried
200 g
Fresh mushrooms of choice chopped
4 Chicken thigh boneless skinless chopped to chunks
200 ml
Double cream
80 g
Parmesan cheese grated
1 Onion med chopped
100 ml
White wine
1 Chick stock cube or gel pot
3 Garlic clove minced
1 tsp
Basil dried
1 tsp
Black pepper course ground
2 tbsp
Olive oil
Garnish
sprinkle
Fresh parsley chopped
sprinkle
Parmesan cheese grated
Method
Step 1
Fry chicken chunks on a medium heat in a pan large enough to fit all of the ingredients later, when cooked, remove with a slotted spoon.
Step 2
Add onion, garlic, mushrooms & dried basil, cook until onion is translucent, add wine & reduce by half.
Step 3
Add water & stock bring to a simmer then add pasta & cook until the pasta is cooked to your taste (normally about 15 mins) giving pasta an occasional stir to stop it sticking, if it dries out too much add some water.
Step 4
When pasta is cooked, add chicken chunks, take of the heat add Parmesan cheese & give a good mix & serve, sprinkle over some more Parmesan & freshly chopped parsley, eat soon after as the sauce will be absorbed.
Suggestion & Tips
You could use some pancetta/bacon either smoked or non smoked in at step 2 if you wish.