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| Rigatoni with Parmesan Garlic Cream Sauce with Chicken |
I am a fan of cream sauce with pasta. I don't like it too thick or gloppy. I like a velvety cream sauce with deep flavor. I have found that if I add chicken broth to cream sauce, it balances some of the richness in the cream sauce. I also like to add garlic that is sliced thinly, almost so it melts into the sauce, but where you can see the shards of garlicly goodness clinging to the pasta. This is the type of dish you may want to serve with a spoon. I like to have the velvety brothy creamy garlic sauce in everybite! I typically make this when I have left over chicken on hand. It is a great way to get rid of leftovers and enjoy a 5 star dinner in less than 30 minutes.
Ingredients:
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Broth Cream Mixture 1 cup chicken broth (keep it simple with Swansons) - 3/4 cup whipping cream
- 1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan Cheese
- 2 Tbsp. butter
- 1 or 2 cloves garlic sliced paper thin
- 12 oz. box pasta (penne, rigatoni, Farfalle, gemelli, etc), cooked
- 1 1/2 cups cooked chicken breast, shredded, tore or cut into bite size pieces
- 2 Tablespoons fresh chives, chopped
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Directions:
- Melt butter in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat
- Add garlic; sauté until tender
- Add broth, cream and red pepper flakes and bring to boil
Garlic Cream Sauce simmering reduction Reduce heat and simmer about 20 minutes until liquid is reduced to 1 cup- Remove from heat.
- Mix in 1/2 cup Parmesan; cover and keep warm
- Meanwhile, cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until Al dente
- Drain pasta and return to pot
- Add cream mixture, chicken and stir over low heat about 3 minutes, until well coated with sauce and heated through
- Cover and let stand 1 minute
- If too thick at more broth or cream, I like mine somewhat soupy. If it is too soupy you can "thicken" it by adding more Parmesan Cheese
- Transfer to bowl. Serve, topping with Parmesan Cheese and fresh Chives
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| Parmesan Garlic Cream Sauce with Chicken |
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| Ready to Serve!! |
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