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Today's recipe is a wonderful dish, full of flavor, creamy, cheesy and simply delicious, perfect for any time of the year. I hope you like it as much as I did.
Serves 3-4
Ingredients:
- 2 cups uncooked Rigatoni (Add 1 more cup of pasta to serve up to 5-6 )
- 2 large chicken breasts cut into bite sizes pieces (add 1 more breast to serve 5-6)
- 1 12oz package of frozen broccoli and cauliflower
- 1 10oz can of Cream of Chicken
- 2 minced garlic cloves
- ½ cup chopped onions
- ¼ cup of fresh parsley finely chopped
- ½ cup white wine
- ½ cup chicken broth or water (add 2/3 cups of broth or water to serve 5-6)
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil1
- 1 cup of Parmesan cheese (add ¼ cup more of cheese to serve 5-6)
- Salt and ground black pepper to taste
In a large pan, on high heat, heat up 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil, cook the chicken for about 4-5 minutes or until brown on all sides. (It doesn't matter if the chicken isn't cooked all they way, you just want to give it a little color, and it will finish cooking later.) Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside for a little bit.
Reduce the heat to medium low, add ½ tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil to the pan and cook the onion and garlic for about 2 minutes or until soft and aromatic. Add in the white wine and continue to cook for 2-3 more minutes on medium high, or until the wine is reduce to half.
Once the wine is reduced, add in the cream of chicken and also add in ½ cup of chicken broth or water; stir together, continue to cook on medium high for about 5 minutes or until heated through,taste the flavor and add any salt and pepper if needed; then add in the frozen vegetable and bring to a boil. Once it starts boiling, add in the chicken, continue to cook for 2 more minutes, or until the chicken is cooked all the way through.
Add in the pasta, season with ½ cup of Parmesan cheese, and 2 tablespoons of fresh parsley. Give it one last toss, and that's it, turn off the heat, top the pasta mixture with 2 more tablespoons of Parmesan cheese and serve.
Garnish with more cheese if you want to and fresh parsley.
Enjoy!