Ca Pizza Kitchen Chicken Tequila Fettuccine Recipe

• 1 lb dry spinach fettuccine (or possibly 2 pounds fresh)
• 1/2 c. minced fresh cilantro (2 Tbsp. reserved for garnish/finish)
• 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh garlic
• 2 Tbsp. chopped jalapeno pepper (seeds and veins may be eliminated if milder flavor is desired)
• 3 Tbsp. unsalted butter (reserve Tbsp. per saute/fry)
• 1/2 c. chicken stock (preferably homemade)
• 2 Tbsp. gold tequila
• 2 Tbsp. freshly squeezed lime juice
• 3 Tbsp. soy sauce
• 1 1/4 lb chicken breast, diced 3/4 inch
• 1/4 med red onion, thinly sliced
• 1/2 med red bell pepper, thinly sliced
• 1/2 med yellow bell pepper, thinly sliced
• 1/2 med green bell pepper, thinly sliced
• 1 1/2 c. heavy cream

1. Preparation:1.
2. Prepare rapidly boiling, salted water to cook pasta; cook till al dente, 8 to 10 min for dry pasta, approximately 3 min for fresh.
3. Pasta may be cooked slightly ahead of time, rinsed and oiled and then
4. "flashed" (reheated) in boiling water or possibly cooked to coincide with the finishing of the sauce/topping.
5. 2.
6. Cook 1/3 c. cilantro, garlic and jalapeno in 2 Tbsp.
7. butter over medium heat for 4 to 5 min.
8. Add in stock, tequila and lime juice.
9. Bring the mix to a boil and cook till reduced to a paste like consistency; set aside.
10. 3.
11. Pour soy sauce over diced chicken; set aside for 5 min.
12. Meanwhile cook onion and peppers, stirring occasionally, with remaining butter over medium heat.
13. When the vegetables have wilted (become limp), add in chicken and soy sauce; toss and add in reserved tequila/lime paste and cream.
14. 4.
15. Bring the sauce to a boil; boil gently till chicken is cooked through and sauce is thick (about 3 min).
16. When sauce is done, toss with well-liquid removed spinach fettuccine and reserved cilantro.
17. 5.
18. Serve family style or possibly transfer to serving dishes, proportionately distributing chicken and vegetables.

fresh cilantro, fresh garlic, jalapeno pepper, unsalted butter, chicken stock, gold tequila, freshly squeezed lime juice, soy sauce, chicken, red onion, red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, green bell pepper, heavy cream

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/ca-pizza-kitchen-chicken-tequila-fettuccine-96631 (may not work)