Melt In Your Mouth Chicken Mozzarella Pasta! - Guide Recipe
Melt In Your Mouth Chicken Mozzarella Pasta! - This easy Italian-inspired Chicken Mozzarella Pasta features sun-dried tomatoes , garlic , basil , red pepper flakes , and paprika. The sun-dried tomato sauce is the star of this recipe! #chickenmozzarella #pasta #mozzarella #chickenrecipe #chicken #easychickenrecipe #easydinnerrecipe #dinnerrecipe #easydinner #dinner #maindish #dish #italianfood #italianrecipe #pastarecipe #mozzarellarecipe #bestdinner #bestrecipe #bestchickenrecipe
Ingredients:
4 oz sun-dried tomatoes
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/2 cup reserved cooked pasta water or more
1/4 teaspoon salt to taste
3 garlic cloves , minced
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 lb chicken breast tenderloins , sliced
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1 cup half and half (or use 1/2 cup heavy cream + 1/2 cup milk)
1 cup mozzarella cheese , shredded (do not use fresh Mozzarella , use pre-shredded Mozzarella)
8 oz penne pasta (for gluten free , use gluten free brown rice pasta)
1 tablespoon basil
Instructions:
First , in a large skillet , sauté garlic and sun-dried tomatoes (drained from oil) in 2 tablespoons of olive oil (reserved from the sun-dried tomatoes jar) for 1 minute on medium heat until the garlic is fragrant.
Then , remove the sun-dried tomatoes from the skillet , leaving the olive oil.
Add sliced chicken (salted and lightly covered in paprika for color) and cook on high heat for 1 minute on each side. Remove from heat.
Cook pasta according to package instructions. Reserve some cooked pasta water. Drain the pasta.
Slice sun-dried tomatoes into smaller pieces and add them back to the skillet with chicken.
To make creamy pasta sauce , add half-and-half (see substitution for half-and-half in the Recipe Notes section below) and Mozzarella cheese to the skillet , and bring to a gentle boil.
Immediately reduce to simmer and cook , constantly stirring , until all cheese melts and creamy sauce forms.
Add cooked and drained pasta to the skillet with the cream sauce , and stir to combine.
Add 1 tablespoon of basil , and at least 1/4 teaspoon of red pepper flakes. Stir to combine.
If the creamy sauce is too thick: Add about 1/2 cup of reserved cooked pasta water to the skillet to thin it out. Do not add all of pasta water at once - you might need less or more of it.
Season the chicken pasta with salt and more red pepper flakes , to taste , if needed. Let it simmer for a couple of minutes for flavors to combine.
Note:
Make sure to salt the dish just enough to bring out of the flavors of basil and sun-dried tomatoes.
Recipe adapted from: https://harristeeterrecipes.com/#/recipe/S1jaNYjOe