italian boy

italian boy

Friday, July 11, 2008

pasta with chicken and dried tomatoes with parmiggiano in a cream sauce

a PERFECT last minute dinner thats soo yummy very impressive, a cinch to throw together and probably takes twenty minutes to make. just go easy on it if you have cholesterol issues. hi, yeah. so, put on your pot of water to boil your pasta (for a cream sauce i prefer rigatoni) by the time the pasta's cooked and you drain the water the sauce should be done- at the same time in a bit of olive oil sautee some chopped onions with a bit of salt, add 2 or 3 (depending how large) chicken breasts cut into small bit-sized pieces. give it a good stir, add some pepper and let it cook.. after a minute or two add a good two handfuls of chopped dried tomatoes (much easier to just go at them with kitchen scissors). after the chicken is cooked (if you cant tell by the look and feel, cut one of the pieces in half and just make sure it's not pink) pour in a pint of heavy cream (table cream or whipping cream work well too). lower the heat to a simmer and let that all cook together until the pasta is drained- aldente. put the pasta back in the pot, add the chicken and cream sauce, then raise the heat uner the pot to high- stir it all quickly so it wont burn or stick and to lock in all the flavors. add a generous amount of grated parmasian cheese, fresh parsley stir and serve.
its quick and easy, so great and will warm you up on any day.

2 comments:

YasminaJulia said...

um, I think I will make this tomorrow night, looks divine.And directions look simple. maybe I can sautee in wine a bit too?yum

anonymous said...

yes! that would be great. the drier the better since the onions and dried tomatoes are naturally sweet. add the wine after the onions caramelize. reduce it, THEN add everything else.

great thinking!



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Hi there, my name is Giacomo and I enjoy things delicious. Long story short, my parents moved from Italy to NJ where I grew up (and loved it) but found myself in Washington, DC fourteen years ago and haven’t yet found an excuse to leave. Food has always been a huge part of my day and life… from happy times, sad times, holidays, drunken escapades and all the rest in between, I’ve usually spent a good portion of that time putting something in my mouth. I guess I started this blog a little while ago to keep track of what I was cooking and places I’d eat-- simply because my friends were always asking “how do you make this” or “where do you get that” but surprisingly over time I guess real people started reading too. SO, take a look around and let me know what you think. You’ll see that the backbone of lots of my food is Italian but I manage to cover most bases. Thanks for stopping by. BUON APPETITO!

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