Pasta with Roasted Chicken, Raisins, Pine Nuts, and Parsley Recipe
- 1/2 cup raisins
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- 8 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs or drumsticks (about 3 pounds)
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped rosemary leaves
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- 1 pound dried linguine or spaghetti
- 3/4 cup pine nuts, toasted
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1/4 cup coarsely chopped Italian parsley
- Heat the oven to 400 degrees F and arrange a rack in the middle.
- Place the raisins in a small heatproof bowl and cover with hot water.
- Set aside to plump while you prepare and roast the chicken.
- Drizzle olive oil (about 2 tablespoons) into a roasting pan.
- Place the chicken in the pan, season generously with salt and pepper, and sprinkle with the rosemary and paprika.
- Rub the chicken all over to coat it in the seasonings, then arrange it skin-side up in a single layer.
- Roast until the skin is crisp and the juices run clear when the chicken is pierced with a knife, about 30 to 35 minutes.
- Remove the chicken to a cutting board to cool; set the pan aside.
- Meanwhile, bring a large pot of heavily salted water to a boil.
- Add the pasta, stir, and cook until al dente, about 7 to 8 minutes; drain.
- When the chicken is cool enough to handle, remove the meat from the bones.
- Cut the meat and skin into bite-size pieces and return it to the roasting pan; discard the bones.
- Drain the raisins.
- Add them to the pan along with the toasted pine nuts.
- Place the pan over low heat, add the drained pasta, and toss until its coated with the pan drippings and warmed through, about 2 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and season with the lemon juice and plenty of pepper.
- Taste and adjust the seasoning as desired.
- Sprinkle with the parsley and serve immediately.
raisins, extravirgin olive oil, chicken, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, rosemary leaves, paprika, linguine, pine nuts, lemon, italian parsley
Taken from www.chowhound.com/recipes/pasta-with-roasted-chicken-raisins-pine-nuts-and-parsley-28433 (may not work)