Pappardelle With Chicken And Mushroom Ragù Recipes

PAPPARDELLE WITH CHICKEN AND MUSHROOM RAGù

Steps:

• Pulse mushrooms and garlic in a food processor until finely chopped.
• Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium-high heat until it shimmers. Season chicken with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until just golden, about 3 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a bowl.
• Reduce heat to medium and cook onion, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 3 minutes.
• Add mushroom mixture, rosemary, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and cook, stirring constantly, until beginning to brown, about 4 minutes.
• Add vinegar and cook until evaporated. Add chicken and tomatoes (with juice), then simmer, breaking up tomatoes with a spoon and stirring occasionally, until sauce is just thickened, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook pappardelle in a pasta pot of boiling salted water (2 tablespoons salt for 6 quarts water) until al dente.
• Add arugula to sauce and stir until wilted. Stir in drained pasta and cook 1 minute.

PAPPARDELLE WITH CHICKEN, MUSHROOMS, & WINE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Saute mushrooms in butter in a large ovenproof saute pan over med-high heat, stirring frequently. When they soften and give off liquid, reduce heat to med, cook until liquid evaporates.
• Stir in the first 1/2 cup of red wine. increase the heat to high and boil until most of the wine evaporates, remove and set aside. wipe out pan and return it to the stove top.
• Brown the chicken in butter and oil(may need to do this in batches) in the saute pan over med heat, remove and set aside.
• Saute the pancetta in the pan drippings, cooking until it begins to brown. add the onion and fennel, cooking until the onion softens and fennel begins to brown. Stir in garlic and cook 2-3 minutes more. Increase heat to high and stir in the next 1/2 cup wine and sage. Remove from heat and add the sauteed mushrooms.
• Return the chicken to the pan, cover tightly, transfer to the oven and bake until the meat is tender and the internal temp is 170°F, about 40 minutes. Remove from heat oven and stir in vinegar.
• While chicken is in the oven prepare papardelle according to package directions; drain.
• Serve parpardelle with chicken and mushroom sauce.