White Cheddar Chicken Pasta
Ingredients
For the chicken
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1⁄2 teaspoon salt
1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
3-4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch cubes
For the pasta
1 pound short pasta (I used rotini.)
1 tablespoon butter
1 small onion, diced
1 red bell pepper, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1⁄2 teaspoon dried thyme
1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon flour
1⁄4 cup white wine
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
2 cups milk (Or some combination of milk and cream.)
8 ounces sharp white cheddar cheese, shredded or cut into small pieces
Red pepper flakes, to taste
Parmesan cheese, to taste
Instructions
1. Heat olive oil in large skillet over medium heat. Mix together mustard, thyme, salt and pepper and toss with chicken. Cook chicken in skillet, stirring often, until cooked through, about 5 to 10 minutes. Remove to a plate and cover with foil.
2. Bring large pot of salted water to boil and cook pasta as directed by packaging.
3. In same large skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Cook onion and pepper, stirring, until beginning to soften. Add garlic, thyme, and oregano and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add flour and stir to combine. Stir in wine, mustard, and milk and increase heat to high. Bring to boil while stirring to break up any clumps. Continue to boil until mixture begins to thicken, 5 to 10 minutes more. Reduce heat to low and add cheese, stirring until melted.
4. Add chicken and pasta to skillet and toss to incorporate. Serve with red pepper flakes and Parmesan cheese, if desired.
Comments
This recipe is from Homemade by Holman and I thought it would be a nice casserole-type dish to make Art happy since casserole-type dishes are the one thing he really misses while traveling. Sadly, those plans didn’t quite come together and I ended up making it while he was gone, but he thought the bite I gave him of leftovers was tasty! Lance and I thought the dish was great, especially with the addition of red bell pepper which was not called for in the original recipe. The pepper added great color and flavor to the dish.
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