‘Marry Me’ Chicken Penne

Who said you cannot make a gourmet meal at home. This recipe is just the perfect gourmet dinner you need to treat yourself.

Ingredients:

  • 1 Box Carbonara Style Pasta Meal Kit
  • 2 boneless chicken breast
  • 1 tbsp cooking oil
  • 1 tsp butter
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/2 onion, minced
  • 3 sun-dried tomatoes halves, chopped
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 cup vegetable/chicken stock
  • 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
  • fresh basil, for garnish

Method

  1. 1. Empty the pasta pouch into a pot of salted boiling water. Cook for 10 min or until the pasta is al d ent e. Once the pasta is done cooking, save a cup full of water from the pasta before you drain it.
  2. Sprinkle a pinch of salt and pepper onto the chicken, and rub to coat.
    (💡Option to fillet the chicken in half lengthwise for quicker cooking.)
  3. To a pan, add oil. Then add the chicken breast and pan fry to cook on both sides for about 5-6 minutes, or until cooked through. Remove from the pan.
  4. Using the same pan, add butter, minced onions and minced garlic. Stir fry to combine, scraping the bottom of the pan to lift off any residual flavour from the chicken.
  5. Add chopped sun-dried tomatoes and the oil from the sun dried tomatoes if there is any. Stir fry until fragrant.
  6. Add heavy cream next and vegetable/chicken stock. Stir to combine and allow this mixture to come to a boil.
  7. Once it boils, add the pasta, a dash of the pasta water. Add the parmesan cheese. Stir to combine.
  8. Once combined, add back the chicken over the pasta. Garnish with fresh basil. Serve immediately.
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