Caramelized Shallot and Chicken Fettuccini
- 1 lb chicken breast (chopped)
- 10 large shallots (sliced)
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 garlic cloves (rough chopped)
- 1 cup parmesan cheese (freshly grated)
- 1 (12 ounce) box whole wheat fettuccine
- 1 12 teaspoons seasoning salt
- 12 cup white wine
- 14 cup chopped parsley (optional)
- kosher salt
- black pepper
- Heat up 2 tablespoons of the oil and the butter in a large high sided skillet or and electric skillet to medium low.
- I found that the electric skillet was easier to use and freed up space on the stove top.
- Add the garlic to the skillet and let it start to turn brown.
- Add the sliced shallots to the skillet and hit them with some kosher salt and black pepper.
- About a teaspoon each.
- Let this cook over a low heat until the shallots get some nice dark color.
- You want sweet and sticky.
- While the shallots are cooking, heat up the other tablespoon of oil in a large skillet over a medium high heat.
- Toss the chopped chicken with the seasoning salt until it's evenly coated.
- Add the chicken to the heated pan.
- Cook the chicken until it's got some good color, add 1/4 cup white wine and let it it cook down.
- Do you have a pot of well salted water on for the pasta?
- If not, go ahead and get that.
- Please add a at least 2 tablespoons of salt to about 1 gallon of water.
- You'll thank me later.
- By this time, the shallots should be coming along nicely.
- Throw the chicken in there with them and deglaze the chicken pan over a low heat with the rest of the wine.
- Scrape all the stuff off the bottom of the pan and set that aside.
- When the pasta is not quite done.
- By this I mean, if you take a bite out of a noodle and think " 1 or 2 more minutes will do", it's ready.
- (it's gonna finish cooking in the skillet with the rest of the stuff.
- Be sure to save about 3 cups of the pasta water before you dump the pasta to strain it.
- When you strain the pasta, don't rinse it.
- Just shake the excess water off and throw it back in the pot.
- Add you chicken pan deglazing broth to the skillet and turn the heat up to medium.
- add 2 cups of the pasta water and give it a good stir.
- Add the pasta to the skillet and toss well.
- Add the rest of the pasta water if you think it looks a little too dry.
- Add the Parmesan cheese and toss some more.
- At this point you could add the parsley if you're using it.
- I find it adds a nice "freshness" to the dish, but it's not a make or break ingredient.
chicken, shallots, olive oil, unsalted butter, garlic, parmesan cheese, whole wheat fettuccine, salt, white wine, parsley, kosher salt, black pepper
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/caramelized-shallot-and-chicken-fettuccini-339599 (may not work)