chicken pecan fettuccine

How To Make chicken pecan fettuccine

• Step 1
  Melt 1/4 cup butter in a large skillet Add chicken pieces and sauté until lightly browned then remove chicken from skillet and set aside
• Step 2
  To the pan drippings in the skillet add the mushrooms,1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper and 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder and sauté till tender
• Step 3
  Add chicken back to the skillet with the mushrooms and simmer about 20 minutes till chicken is done
• Step 4
  Cook fettuccini according to the package directions on the box then drain the pasta and set aside for a minute
• Step 5
  In the pasta pan combine the 1/2 cup of butter and next six ingredients and heat until hot, not boiling, on stove
• Step 6
  Stir in the drained pasta and toss Add the cheese and mix well
• Step 7
  Serve on a platter and sprinkle with the toasted pecans
• Step 8
  Note: to toast the pecans I put them in a iron skillet on medium heat and stirred every few minutes to keep from burning, they turned out perfect without any butter or oil in the skillet
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