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Chicken with marsala, mushrooms and pasta shells

mushroom and chicken pasta
20min
Prep Time
60min
Cook Time
4
Servings

Ingredients

  • 8 chicken pieces
  • 1 Tbsp (15ml) oil
  • 1 Tbsp (15ml) butter
  • 3 spring onions, chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed and finely chopped
  • 250g mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 Tbsp (15ml) cake flour
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • 2 Tbsp (30ml) fresh parsley, chopped
  • 1 Tbsp (15ml) fresh rosemary, chopped (or 1 tsp dried)
  • ½ cup (125ml) Marsala (see tip)
  • ½ cup (125ml) chicken stock
  • 1 Tbsp (15ml) fresh lemon juice
  • ½ x 500g packet small pasta shells
  • ½ cup (125ml) sour cream (optional)
  • extra chopped parsley and sour cream to garnish

Method

  • Heat the butter and oil in a heavy-bottomed pot and brown the chicken pieces.
  • Add the spring onion, garlic and mushrooms and sauté.
  • Mix the cake flour, salt and pepper, and add to the chicken along with the parsley and rosemary.
  • Heat the Marsala, stock and lemon juice in a small saucepan and pour over the chicken.
  • Cover the pot, lower the heat and simmer for about 45 – 50 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked.
  • Cook the pasta, following the instructions on the packet. Drain and carefully stir into the chicken.
  • Add the sour cream just before serving.
  • Garnish with chopped parsley and sour cream.

Tip: You can use any sweet desert wine or medium sherry instead of Marsala. You can also use double cream yoghurt instead of sour cream.

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