Cider Sauteed Chicken over Pasta
- 1 lb chicken breast (fat trimmed)
- 12 lb pasta (see description)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning
- 1 teaspoon garlic, chopped
- 12 vidalia onion
- 2 tablespoons pesto sauce
- 6 ounces hard apple cider
- 2 teaspoons salt
- black pepper, fresh ground (to taste)
- cayenne pepper, ground (optional, to taste)
- grated parmesan cheese (to taste) or romano cheese (to taste)
- Put cider in a large saucepan, and bring to a simmer.
- Cube the chicken breasts.
- Add chicken to cider and sprinkle with 1/2 of the Old Bay.
- Flip chicken halfway through, and sprinkle with the rest of the Old Bay.
- While the chicken is sauteing in the cider, fill a medium sized pot with water, add salt, and bring to a boil.
- Also, slice the onion (once with the grain, and once again across the grain, giving you small slices.
- Once the chicken is cooked through, drain the liquids from the saucepan, and return to medium heat (this also drains off most of the fat from the chicken breasts).
- Add oil, garlic, and onion to the saucepan with the chicken.
- Keep it moving at this point - you don't want to burn the onion or garlic.
- Add pasta to boiling water, and cook according to the directions on the box.
- Add pesto, black pepper and (optionally) the cayenne pepper to the chicken and onion mixture.
- Stir so that the chicken is well coated in the pesto and other seasonings.
- It is important that it keeps moving so that nothing burns.
- The chicken mixture may be done before the pasta is cooked.
- This is not a problem.
- Just turn off the heat, and allow it to remain on the stove until the pasta is done.
- Once pasta is finished cooking, drain it and place in a medium-large bowl.
- Add chicken mixture to pasta and toss well.
- Top with grated cheese if desired.
chicken, pasta, olive oil, garlic, vidalia onion, pesto sauce, apple cider, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, parmesan cheese
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cider-sauteed-chicken-over-pasta-403746 (may not work)