Monday 10 March 2014

Pasta with chicken & mushroom cream sauce



This is one meal which comes under my quick cooking days menu. Its kids friendly and I can make it in under 30 mins. It is very easy to cook but packed with flavor. You just need a handful of ingredients to put it together.

Ingredients


Pasta                                                 250 grms pack (preferably rotini or penne)
Chicken breast                                   2 cups cut in thin strips
Onion                                                2 tbsp chopped
Garlic                                                2 cloves finely chopped
Table cream 10%                              1 cup
Chicken stock                                   1 cup
Cream cheese                                   2 tbsp
Olive oil                                            1 tbsp
Crushed red chili                               1/2 tsp
Mushrooms                                      1 cup thick slice
Salt                                                   to taste

Method

Boil pasta according the package directions and keep aside.
Heat olive oil in a pan add onion and garlic. Sprinkle crushed red chilies and saute for a minute.
Add the chicken in and season with salt. Cook till chicken is opaque.
Pour the chicken stock in and let it come to a boil. Add the mushrooms. Cook for a minute.
Pour the cream. Cut cream cheese into bite site pieces and add to the sauce.
Let it come to the boil and add the pasta into the pan.
Just let the pasta reheat for a minute.
Served hot with a fresh green salad.

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