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Pasta with Chicken, Basil and Garlic

Sautéed garlic, strips of boneless chicken breasts, and strips of poblano chile pepper combined with diced plum tomatoes, thinly sliced fresh basil, chopped prosciutto, Kasseri cheese, coarse salt and fresh ground pepper. Chicken mixture tosses with cooked linguine pasta and served hot.

Ingredients -

1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/4 cup Minced Garlic
3/4 pound Linguine
1-1/2 pounds Skinless Boneless Chicken Breasts, cut into thin strips
2 Poblano Chilies, seeded, cut into thin strips
3 Plum Tomatoes, seeded, diced
1/2 cup Thinly Sliced Fresh Basil
4 ounces Prosciutto, chopped
2 tablespoons Butter
1 cup Kasseri Cheese, grated
Coarse Salt
Fresh Ground Black Pepper

 
Preparation:

1. In a heavy skillet, heat 1/2 cup oil over medium heat.

2. Add the minced garlic and sauté until golden brown, which takes about 6 minutes.

3. Strain the cooked oil into a glass measuring cup and save the garlic and set aside.

4. Measure out 1/4 cup of the oil and set aside.

5. Prepare the linguine in a large stock pot of water that is salted and cook until al dente.

6. Add the reserved oil to a large skillet over medium-heat.

7. Add the chicken to the skillet and cook for 5 minutes.

8. Add the chilies and cook for an additional 2 minutes.

9. Add the diced tomatoes, half the basil, prosciutto and 2 tablespoons cooked garlic and sauté until the chicken is done, which takes about 1 minute.

10. Remove the skillet from the heat, add the butter and stir until the butter melts.

11. Drain the pasta and transfer to a serving bowl.

12. Add the chicken to the pasta and toss to coat.

13. Stir in 1/2 cup of Kasseri cheese.

14. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.

15. Sprinkle with the remaining basil and garlic and sprinkle with the remaining cheese.

16. Serve immediately.

 


Chicken Breast Recipe Tip
Long Pasta Shapes

Long form, long shape or strand pasta refers to long thin spaghetti-like pasta shapes such as angel hair or fettuccine that you can wrap around a fork. They vary in width and shape, with some pastas being round while others are flat. Some of these pasta shapes are solid, while others are hollow. Ribbon pasta refers to a long, flat cut of pasta. Popular ribbon cut pastas include lasagna, fettuccine, linguine and tagliatelle.


Chicken Breast Recipe Tip
Cooking Times for Pasta

Packaging provides a guideline for cooking pasta. Most dried pastas require 8 to 12 minutes to reach a state of being firm and slightly chewy. Begin testing pasta after 4 minutes of cooking and test every minute after until pasta is done. Different sizes, shapes, and thickness of pasta require different cooing times.

 
 
   
 
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