Chicken Piccata Pasta Toss
Chicken Piccata Pasta Toss
Time: 1 hrs
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 1/3 lbs chicken breast tenders, cut into 1 inch pieces
- salt and pepper
- 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
- 4 cloves garlic, chopped
- 2 shallots, chopped
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 1 lemon, juice of
- 1 cup chicken broth or 1 cup chicken stock
- 3 tablespoons capers, drained
- 1/2 cup flat leaf parsley, chopped
- 1 lb penne rigate, cooked to al dente
- chopped or snipped chives, to garnish
Directions
- 1 Heat a deep nonstick skillet over medium high heat.
- 2 Add a tablespoon of extra-virgin olive oil and the chicken to the pan.
- 3 Season chicken with salt and pepper.
- 4 Brown chicken until lightly golden all over, about 5 to 6 minutes.
- 5 Remove chicken from pan and return the skillet to the heat.
- 6 Reduce heat to medium.
- 7 Add another tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter, the garlic and shallots to the skillet.
- 8 Saute garlic and shallots 3 minutes.
- 9 Add flour and cook 2 minutes.
- 10 Whisk in wine and reduce liquid 1 minute.
- 11 Whisk lemon juice and broth into sauce.
- 12 Stir in capers and parsley.
- 13 When the liquid comes to a bubble, add remaining 1/2 tablespoon butter to the sauce to give it a little shine.
- 14 Add chicken back to the pan and heat through, 1 to 2 minutes.
- 15 Toss hot pasta with chicken and sauce and serve.
- 16 Adjust salt and pepper, to your taste.
- 17 Top with fresh snipped chives.
