Description
A rich, comforting Italian-American pasta dish with tender chicken, earthy mushrooms, and a velvety parmesan sauce. Ready in 30 minutes with simple steps for homemade restaurant-quality results.
Ingredients
500g chicken breast, sliced into thin strips
250g mushrooms (cremini or button), sliced thin
400g fettuccine or penne pasta
4 cloves garlic, freshly minced
30g unsalted butter
250ml heavy cream (room temperature)
100g parmesan cheese, freshly grated
2 tbsp fresh parsley, finely chopped
1 tbsp olive oil
Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
Cook pasta in salted boiling water according to package instructions.
In a large skillet, sauté garlic in olive oil until fragrant.
Add mushrooms and cook until browned and tender.
In a separate pan, sear chicken with butter until fully cooked.
Combine mushrooms and garlic mixture with the chicken.
Add heavy cream and simmer until slightly thickened.
Stir in freshly grated parmesan until sauce becomes smooth and glossy.
Toss cooked pasta with the chicken-mushroom mixture and sauce.
Top with chopped fresh parsley before serving.
Notes
Use dried pasta for best sauce adhesion. The emulsifying properties of pasta water and parmesan help create a stable, luxurious sauce texture. For extra thickness, reserve some pasta water to adjust consistency if needed.
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 20
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 1100
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 1500mg
- Fat: 23g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Carbohydrates: 70g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 36g
- Cholesterol: 185mg