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Creamy Chicken and Mushroom Tagliatelle

Tagliatelle in a pan sauce of seared chicken strips, browned mushrooms, garlic, thyme and cream.

Total
30 min
Hands on
25 min
Serves
2
Method
hob
Cuisine
Italian

Per serving · estimated

Energy
865 kcal
Protein
45 g
Fat
40 g
Carbs
80 g
Freshly cooked Creamy Chicken and Mushroom Tagliatelle

Method

  1. Step 1 of 10

    Bring a large pan of well-salted water to the boil.

    • Salt
    stockpot on hob
  2. Step 2 of 10

    Cut the chicken breast into even strips across the grain.

    • Chicken breast
    slice chicken strips
  3. Step 3 of 10

    Slice the mushrooms, mince the garlic and strip the thyme leaves.

    • Chestnut mushrooms
    • Garlic
    • Fresh thyme
    slice mushrooms
  4. Step 4 of 10

    Heat the oil in a wide frying pan over medium-high heat and fry the chicken strips for 6 minutes, turning, until cooked through to 74 °C.

    • Olive oil
    • Chicken breast
    74 °C / 165 °F6 minPoultry (whole, parts, and ground) to 74 °C / 165 °F
    heat oil in pan
  5. Step 5 of 10

    Lift the chicken onto a plate, add the mushrooms to the pan and cook until deep brown and the liquid has gone.

    • Chestnut mushrooms
    5 min
    mushrooms browned
    What ‘ready’ looks like
  6. Step 6 of 10

    Add the tagliatelle to the boiling water and cook for 8 minutes until al dente.

    • Tagliatelle
    8 min
    pasta into boiling water
  7. Step 7 of 10

    Stir the garlic and thyme into the mushrooms and cook until fragrant.

    • Garlic
    • Fresh thyme
    1 min
    garlic fragrant
    What ‘ready’ looks like
  8. Step 8 of 10

    Pour in the cream, return the chicken and simmer until the sauce thickens slightly.

    • Double cream
    • Chicken breast
    3 min
    sauce thickened
    What ‘ready’ looks like
  9. Step 9 of 10

    Scoop out a mugful of pasta water, then drain the tagliatelle.

    • Tagliatelle
    drain pasta
  10. Step 10 of 10

    Toss the pasta into the sauce with the parmesan and a splash of pasta water until glossy, then season.

    • Tagliatelle
    • Parmesan
    • Salt
    • Black pepper
    emulsion glossy
    What ‘ready’ looks like

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