Thursday, January 20, 2011

Italian Pasta

                                           Chicken Pasta Milano

I love italian pasta, it`s my favorite meal. I went to a restaurant in Miami, Florida called Maccaroni Grill. I had this plate and my family loved it! There was alot of pasta so I decided to share with my family and it was they favorite plate of the table.


Ingredients:


  • 1 tablespoon of butter





  • 2 cloves of minced garlic





  • 1/2 cup of chopped sun-dried tomato





  • 1 cup chicken broth, divided





  • 1 cup heavy cream





  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts





  • 1 teaspoon salt





  • 1 teaspoon pepper 





  • 2 tablespoons olive oil





  • 2 tablespoons basil





  • 8 ounces angel hair pasta, cooked and drained






  • Directions:


  •  In a large saucepan, melt butter over low heat.





  •  Add the minced garlic and cook for about a minute





  •  Add tomatoes and 3/4 cup of chicken broth.





  •  Increase heat to medium and bring mixture to a boil.





  •  Reduce heat and simmer uncovered, for about 10 minutes.





  •  Add cream and bring to a boil again, stirring frequently.





  •  Simmer over medium heat until sauce is thick





  •  Sprinkle salt and pepper over both sides of chicken





  •  Heat the olive oil in a skillet, then add chicken and saute until chicken is no longer pink inside.





  •  (About 4 minutes each side should do it.) Remove chicken from skillet, drain fat from skillet.





  •  In the same skillet, stir 1/4 cup chicken broth with the pan juices, and bring to a boil; reduce slightly and add to the cream sauce; stir in basil.





  • Serve chicken atop the pasta, coat with the cream sauce.
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