Chicken And Rosemary Cream Rigatoni Recipes

ROSEMARY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place chicken breasts in a 9x13 inch glass baking dish with a cover. Add oil, salt, and Cajun seasoning. Mix with your hands until chicken pieces are evenly coated. If using fresh rosemary, chop and sprinkle over chicken. If using dried rosemary, crush with hands and sprinkle over chicken. Using your hands again, mix together coating chicken evenly. Lay diced onions on top of chicken. Cover dish and bake in the preheated oven until onions are caramelized and the chicken is brown and cooked through (juices run clear), about 25 to 35 minutes.

RIGATONI WITH ITALIAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts in a large resealable plastic bag, and pour in the Italian dressing. Seal bag, and marinate chicken 30 minutes in the refrigerator. Drain, discarding dressing, and dice.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add rigatoni and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente. Drain, transfer to a large bowl, and toss with diced tomatoes.
• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Place chicken in the skillet, and season with red pepper. Cook and stir 15 minutes, or until chicken juices run clear. Serve over the pasta. Top with Parmesan cheese, and garnish with parsley flakes.

RIGATONI PASTA WITH CHICKEN AND SUN-DRIED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Note: if using sun-dried tomatoes in oil (in a jar), make sure to drain sun-dried tomatoes from oil, before using them. Reserve 2 tablespoons of this drained oil for sautéing as described below:
• In a large pan, on high heat, sauté garlic and sun-dried tomatoes (drained from oil) in 2 tablespoons of oil (reserved from the sun-dried tomatoes jar - see note above) for 30 seconds until garlic is fragrant. Add thinly sliced chicken breast, sprinkle with salt and paprika, and cook on high heat for 1 minute on each side. Remove from heat.
• In the mean time, cook rigatoni pasta al dente. Reserve some cooked pasta water. Optionally, you can drain and rinse the rigatoni with cold water (to stop cooking).
• While the rigatoni is cooking, make the pasta cream sauce. Add half and half to the skillet with the chicken. Add 1 tablespoon of basil, at least 1/4 teaspoon of red pepper flakes. Bring to a gentle boil. Add Mozzarella cheese. Immediately reduce to simmer and cook, constantly stirring, until all cheese melts and creamy sauce forms.
• Add capers. Stir to combine. If the sauce is too thick - don't worry - you'll be adding some cooked pasta water soon.
• Add cooked rigatoni to the skillet with the cream sauce, and stir to combine.
• Add about 1/2 cup reserved cooked pasta water because the cream sauce will be too thick (do not add all water at once - you might need less or more of it). This will water down the thickness of the cheese sauce and make it creamier. Immediately, season this creamy chicken rigatoni 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.

GOAT CHEESE PASTA WITH CHICKEN & ROSEMARY

Steps:

• 1. Place a large pot of salted water over high heat and bring to a rapid boil. Add the oil and rigatoni to the water and cook according to the directions on the package, 10-12 minutes. 2. While you are waiting for the water to boil, pour the cream into a large sauce pan over medium heat. Add the rosemary and garlic to the cream and bring it to a simmer - take care not to let it boil over. Allow the cream to reduce by about half. 3. Stir in the goat cheese and chicken and continue cooking cooking it till the cream coats the back of a spoon. 4. Thoroughly drain the pasta. Add the pasta to the sauce. Coat the pasta in the sauce and simmer over low heat for a few minutes. Serve hot.

CHICKEN AND ROSEMARY CREAM RIGATONI

Steps:

• In a big skillet, cook garlic and shallots in oil over medium heat until garlic sizzles in the oil.
• Add in wine; cook until reduced by half.
• Add in chicken broth, cream, rosemary, nutmeg, salt, and pepper; cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, 10-15 minutes, until sauce thickens.
• While the sauce simmers, rub chicken with a little balsamic vinegar, salt, and pepper.
• Heat oil in a second skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add in chicken; cook 4 minutes on each side; remove from heat.
• Add chicken to thickened sauce; cook 4-5 minutes.
• Toss with pasta and serve with grated cheese for topping.

CREAMY CHICKEN RIGATONI

Steps:

• 1. In a large skillet, heat oil, mushrooms, onion, garlic puree, salt, pepper, and brown lightly. Add balsamic vinegar and saute for 1 minute.
• 2. Lower heat, and add chicken, simmer for 10 minutes or until all of the chicken is cooked.
• 3. Add the white wine, marsala wine and chicken broth. Bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer until the liquid is reduced by half, or about 15 minutes.
• 4. Add cream and bring to a boil while stirring, reduce the heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes.
• 5. Boil the rigatoni al dente, about 10-12 minutes. Do not rinse.
• 6. Add the well-drained rigatoni to the skillet and finish with parmesan cheese, basil, parsley, and garlic butter.
• 7. Add more Marsala for flavor as needed. Place in pasta bowl and garnish with parmesan shavings and chopped parsley.