Chicken And Mushroom Rigatoni Recipes

CHICKEN AND MUSHROOM RIGATONI

Steps:

• Bring a pot of salted water to boil and cook the rigatoni until al dente. Reserve 1/4 cup of pasta water then drain and set aside.
• Meanwhile, in a dutch oven over medium-high heat, sear the chicken with some olive oil, salt, pepper, thyme and some sage until the chicken is browned. Set aside.
• In the same pan, saute shallots and garlic until fragrant.
• Add the mushrooms and cook until the mushrooms have cooked down, about 2 minutes.
• Add in chicken broth and deglaze the pan, scraping up any browned bits.
• Reduce heat to medium and pour in heavy cream, 1/4 cup of the reserved pasta water and add in Parmesan cheese. Stir until the cheese has melted into the sauce.
• Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg and simmer until the sauce is reduced by half or coats the back of a spoon.
• Add in the pasta and toss to combine with the sauce.
• Dish and serve hot topped with the chicken and fresh parsley.

RIGATONI WITH CHICKEN AND A MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil. Sauce mushrooms, Spanish onion and.garlic.
• Brown lightly and season with salt and pepper.
• Add chicken, white wine, Marsala and chicken stock.
• Reduce by half.
• Add cream and bring to a boil.
• Turn down heat and simmer to skim away any impurites.
• Cook rigatoni al dente.
• Add drained rigatoni to pan and finish with basil, parmesan cheese, garlic, butter, and salt and pepper. Add Marsala for flavor as needed.
• Place in pasta bowl and garnish with parmesan shavings and chopped parsley.

EASY CHICKEN RIGATONI

Steps:

• Melt butter in large skillet on medium heat. Add chicken; cook and stir 5 to 6 min. or until no longer pink. Add onions and garlic; cook and stir 1 min. Add red peppers and mushrooms; cook 5 min., stirring frequently. Stir in pasta sauce and black pepper; simmer on medium-low heat 10 min., stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta as directed on package, omitting salt.
• Add cream cheese, basil and olives to chicken mixture; cook and stir 1 to 2 min. or until cream cheese is completely melted and sauce is well blended. Drain pasta. Add to pasta sauce mixture; stir until evenly coated.

CHICKEN RIGATONI

Steps:

• Heat oil, brown chicken on each side for about 5 minutes, remove from pan and set aside.
• In a large pot break up the whole tomatoes, add the onions, tomato sauces, water and mushrooms; bring to a boil, turn down heat and add chicken and spices.
• Cook uncovered for about 2 hours or until chicken is done and sauce thickens.
• CROCKPOT- If you prefer, brown the chicken and put everything together into a crockpot to cook, but allow more time for cooking.
• This is good served with noodles- rigatoni or otherwise.