Pasta With Chicken Cacciatore Sauce
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, trimmed and sliced thin
- salt
- pepper
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped fine
- 10 ounces white mushrooms, trimmed and quartered
- 1/2 ounce dried porcini mushrooms, rinsed and minced
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 3/4 teaspoon herbes de provence
- 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup dry red wine
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1 lb penne
- 2 ounces parmesan cheese, grated, plus extra for serving
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
- Pat chicken dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in large nonstick skillet over high heat until just smoking.
- Add chicken in single layer and cook, without stirring, until beginning to brown, about 1 minute.
- Stir chicken and continue to cook until nearly cooked through, about 2 minutes; transfer to a bowl and cover to keep warm.
- Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in now-empty skillet over medium heat until shimmering.
- Add onion, white mushrooms, porcini, and 1/2 t salt, cover and cook until mushrooms have released their liquid, about 5 minutes.
- Uncover and continue to cook until mushrooms are dry and browned, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in garlic and herbes de Provence and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
- Stir in flour and cook for 1 minute.
- Whisk in wine, then broth, until smooth.
- Add tomatoes and sugar, bring to a simmer, and cook until sauce is thick, about 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, bring 4 quarts water to boil in a large pot.
- Add pasta and 1 tablespoon salt; cook, stirring often, until al dente.
- Reserve 1/2 cup cooking water, then drain pasta and return it to pot.
- Add chicken along with any accumulated juice to sauce, bring to simmer, and cook until chicken is cooked through, about 1 minute.
- Add chicken-sauce mixture, Parmesan, and parsley to pasta and toss to combine.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste and add reserved cooking water as needed to adjust consistency.
- Serve with extra parmesan.
chicken, salt, pepper, olive oil, onion, white mushrooms, porcini mushrooms, garlic, flour, dry red wine, chicken broth, tomatoes, sugar, penne, parmesan cheese, parsley
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pasta-with-chicken-cacciatore-sauce-510344 (may not work)