comfort food essentials: cheesy chicken & pasta
This is an easy dish to put together, and it can be on the table in 30 quick minutes. The chicken is wrapped in prosciutto, lovingly sautéed in butter and olive oil, topped with provolone and finished under the broiler until brown and bubbly. Then it’s laid on a bed of al dente Fettuccine that has been tossed in a dreamy cream sauce. So yummy. Your guests will love you. So, you ready… Let’s get into the kitchen.
prep time
10 Min
cook time
15 Min
method
Stove Top
yield
2 serving(s)
Ingredients
- PLAN/PURCHASE
- THE SAUCE
- 2 tablespoons sweet butter, unsalted
- 1 cup heavy, or whipping cream
- 2 cloves garlic, baked and smashed
- 1 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated
- 1/2 cup pecorino romano, freshly grated
- 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
- THE CHICKEN BREASTS
- 1 tablespoon olive oil, extra virgin
- 1 tablespoon sweet butter, unsalted
- 1 large chicken breast, boneless, skinless
- 4 slices prosciutto, thinly sliced
- 4 slices provolone cheese, thinly sliced
- - salt, kosher variety, to taste
- - black pepper, freshly ground, to taste
- ADDITIONAL ITEMS
- 6 ounces fettuccine, homemade, if possible
- - fresh parsley, or cilantro, chopped, for garnish
- - crusty bread, or nice homemade rolls
How To Make comfort food essentials: cheesy chicken & pasta
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Step 1PREP/PREPARE -
Step 2Chef’s Note: The trick is to see if you can get the sauce, chicken breast, and Fettuccine all cooking so that they finish about the same time.
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Step 3THE SAUCE
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Step 4Gather your ingredients.
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Step 5Add the butter to a saucepan over medium-low heat.
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Step 6When the foaming subsides, add the cream and whisk to combine.
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Step 7Bring the mixture to a simmer, and then add the smashed baked garlic, and continue to whisk for 3 minutes.
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Step 8Add the grated cheeses and spices, and then whisk until smooth.
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Step 9Place on low, low heat, and reserve.
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Step 10Cook the Fettuccine according to package directions, until al dente, and reserve.
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Step 11THE CHICKEN
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Step 12Gather Your Ingredients.
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Step 13Cut through the chicken breast, lengthwise, left to right.
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Step 14Chef’s Note: You could pound the chicken breast, but I prefer cutting it half, lengthwise... my choice.
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Step 15Add the butter and oil to a sauté pan over medium heat.
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Step 16Sprinkle the sliced chicken breast with salt and pepper.
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Step 17Wrap in the prosciutto.
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Step 18Add to the sauté pan, and allow them to cook until the prosciutto begins to crisp, about 4 – 6 minutes.
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Step 19Flip the chicken, and cook for an additional 4 – 6 minutes.
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Step 20Add the provolone, and finish under a hot broiler, until the cheese begins to bubble and brown, about 2 – 3 minutes.
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Step 21PLATE/PRESENT
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Step 22Toss the Fettuccine with the sauce, and divide between two plates. Place the chicken on top, and serve while still nice and warm. Enjoy.
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Step 23Keep the faith, and keep cooking.
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Step 24ADDITIONAL RECIPES
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Step 25If you are looking for a good pasta dough recipe, check this one out: https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/main-course/pasta/master-recipe-egg-noodle-dough.html?p=17
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Step 26If you have never baked garlic, here's a recipe for you: https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/sauce-spread/seasoning-mix/cooking-essentials-baked-garlic.html?p=13
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