Garlic Mushroom Pappardelle with Crispy Chicken
This is the sort of pasta dish I would make if I was having friends over and I wanted to impress them 🤩 there are a few elements involved but once your prep is done, it’s so quick to make!
Recipe below serves 2, but can be multiplied to serve more.
2 Chicken Breasts
250g Mixed Mushrooms, sliced
1 Shallot, finely diced
2 Garlic Cloves
150g Pappardelle
200ml Vegetable Stock
75ml White Wine
75ml Double Cream
50g Parmesan, grated
30g Panko Breadcrumbs
100g Tenderstem Broccoli
Parsley
Oil, Salt and Pepper
Preheat the oven to 190’c and bring a large pan of salted water to the boil.
In between clingfilm or in a sandwich bag, use a rolling pin or pan to flatten the chicken breast so it is an even thickness, around 1/2cm thick.
In a frying pan, heat a little oil on high heat. Season the chicken with salt and pepper and fry in the pan till lightly browned on both sides.
Mix the breadcrumbs with half the grated Parmesan. Top the chicken with the breadcrumb and Parmesan mixture. Add the tender stem broccoli to the chicken pan with a little oil, salt and pepper. Transfer to the oven and cook for 15 minutes. If your pan isn’t oven compatible, put the chicken and broccoli onto a baking tray.
Add the pappardelle to the boiling water. In a separate pan, cook the shallot in a little oil till starting to soften.
Add the mushrooms and garlic to the shallot and fry for 2 minutes. Then add the white wine and reduce down for 2 minutes.
Add the vegetable stock and cream to the mushrooms and bring to a simmer, leave to simmer and reduce down whilst the pasta and chicken continues to cook.
When the pasta has been cooking for around 8 minutes, it should still have a bite to it, use tongs to transfer into the mushrooms. Don’t throw away the pasta cooking water just yet!
Add most of the remaining Parmesan to the pasta and stir through, add salt and pepper to taste and a little pasta water to loosen the sauce if you need to.
Once the chicken has been in the oven for 15 minutes, slice and serve with the pasta and broccoli and the rest of the Parmesan on top with some freshly chopped parsley.
Hope you enjoy!!
L x