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Lunch / Dinner
Creamy Chicken Pasta with Mushrooms & Tomatoes
Pasta is always a busy cook’s friend. Add chicken and a creamy mushroom sauce and it’s a best friend to anyone who eats. Pasta is definitely a dinner staple. It’s easy to see why — you can dress it up or down and it’s quick.
This version with chicken and a rich, creamy mushroom sauce falls into the dressed-down category. Much of this dish’s richness comes from the creamy mascarpone cheese added to the mushrooms to form a sauce. Mascarpone is really just a delicate, buttery version of cream cheese and it’s fine to use the more familiar ingredient if you can’t locate mascarpone. Just note that the sauce will have a tangier bite than if you use mascarpone.
Of course, just when you think this dish might be a bit too rich for your blood, the cherry tomatoes add just the right touch of acid to cut through all that richness.
Ingredients
COOK:
SAUTÉ:
DEGLAZE:
Test Kitchen Tip
Farfalle, also known as bow-tie or butterfly pasta, works well in this dish, but other shapes like campanelle, penne, and ziti are good too.
Instructions
Cook farfalle in a pot of boiling salted water according to package directions; drain.
Sauté chicken in 2 Tbsp. oil in a sauté pan over medium-high heat until cooked through, 8–10 minutes; transfer to a plate and tent with foil.
Add mushrooms, shallots, garlic, and remaining 1 Tbsp. oil to pan; cook until mushrooms are browned, 7–8 minutes.
Deglaze pan with sherry; simmer until nearly evaporated. Add broth and simmer until liquid slightly reduces. Off heat, add mascarpone; stir until creamy.
Combine tomatoes, pasta, and chicken in a bowl, then stir in mushroom mixture to combine. Garnish servings with Parmigiano-Reggiano and chives.
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So that the shallots don’t scorch and have a burned taste, stir the mushroom mixture frequently.
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To ensure the sauce doesn’t curdle, add the softened mascarpone to the mushrooms off heat.
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It’s easiest to toss the chicken, pasta, and tomatoes with the mushroom mixture in a large bowl.
Nutritional Facts
Nutritional Facts
Per serving
Calories: 784
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 43g 66%
Saturated Fat 19g 95%
Cholesterol 166mg 55%
Sodium 386mg 16%
Carbs 51g 17%
Fiber 3g 12%
Protein 44g
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.