Creamy Chicken Mushroom Pasta
Literally, is there any better combo than cream, pasta, chicken and mushroom? The answer’s absolutely not, in case you were wondering. I love this recipe for so many reasons, here’s why I’m confident you’ll love it too:
Flavourful – I find lot of creamy pasta recipes out there lacking in flavour. With a few simple tips and carefully tested ingredients, this creamy pasta will not disappoint your palate! Soft and Juicy Chicken – Instead of dicing up chicken and frying it, I’ll show you in just a sec how to get mouthwateringly juicy chicken in the pasta. EASY! – Yup, this chicken mushroom pasta couldn’t be easier to make.
The chicken is one of the stars of the show here, so it’s important to treat it right. No dicing, chopping and frying right away. Here’s how to get perfectly cooked chicken for your pasta:
How to cook chicken for pasta (quick summary)
Bringing the chicken to room temp ensures it doesn’t seize up when it hits the heat, you only need it just cooked through as it will continue cooking whilst resting, and resting ensures the juices are retained before slicing.
Creamy Chicken Mushroom Sauce
When it comes to the sauce itself, there’s a couple of nifty tricks to consider. The first is using a small amount of white wine. This will cut through the richness of the sauce and once reduced down, adds a gorgeous background flavour to the sauce. It’s also great to help scrape the flavour off the pan! Just ensure it’s a dry white wine, not sweet. The second is of course using parmesan, but add it once the sauce has thickened, not to thicken the sauce. I find that when you add the parmesan too soon it just gets lost in the sauce and the flavour slightly lacks. Add it just before adding the pasta for best results! Also ensure it’s freshly grated, not the powdered stuff you can get. The powdered stuff can leave the sauce with a grainy texture. Finally, creamy pasta sauces do dry up very quickly. I recommend scooping out some starchy pasta water and using it to thin out as needed. The starch molecules help emulsify the sauce.
How to make Chicken Mushroom Pasta (quick summary)
Perfect Mushrooms!
Right, we’ve discussed chicken, we’ve talked about the creamy sauce, now let’s talk mushrooms. I go into how to perfectly pan fry mushrooms in my creamy mushroom pasta recipe in a lot more detail, but for now here’s a quick summary:
Tips for how to pan fry mushrooms
And there we have it! Perfectly cooked chicken and mushroom pasta is yours for the taking. Just a quick summary before we tuck in:
Tips for the best chicken mushroom pasta (quick summary)
Chicken – fry at room temp, until just cooked through, then allow to rest before slicing at an angle. Sauce – reduce down white wine, add parmesan once thickened and use starchy pasta water to thin out as needed. Mushrooms – give them space, don’t move them around and season once nearly cooked.
Hey, whilst you’re here why not check out my other recipes?
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Alrighty, let’s tuck into this creamy chicken mushroom pasta recipe shall we?!
How to make Chicken and Mushroom Pasta (Full Recipe & Video)
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