Pasta con pollo y champiñones en salsa rosa

Ingredientes

• 500 gms chicken breast sliced or diced thinly personal preference.
• mushrooms sliced (you can add as little or as much as you want)
• 1 onion diced
• 5 garlic cloves crushed
• 500 gms pasta of choice I used casarecce
• 1 jar of pasatta with Italian herbs
• 600 mls thickened cream
• 2 tsp tomato paste
• 1⁄2 tsp chilli flakes
• 1 tsp chicken spices
• 1⁄2 tspwhite pepper
• 1⁄2 tsp black pepper
• 1 maggi cube
• 1 tsp of vegeta
• 1 tsp Italian seasoning
• 3 shallots chopped for garnish
• 1⁄2 cup of pasta water
• kalamata olives (optional)
• 1⁄4 parmesan cheese
• olive oil

Preparación

1. 1

   --- Method ---

2. 2

   in a pot boil water and add salt so that when the pasta is ready to cook the water is already boiling

3. 3

   in a wide saucepan or pot add a splash of olive oil and saute onion and garlic until translucent add chicken and saute until golden brown

4. 4

   add mushrooms saute until soft

5. 5

   add chilli flakes ,chicken spices ,white pepper, black pepper, maggi cube, vegeta , Italian seasoning and mix through

6. 6

   add tomato paste and mix through and then add pasatta

7. 7

   add thickened cream i add roughly about 400 mls but you can use the whole thing if you prefer it more creamy.

8. 8

   add shallots and mix through let it simmer

9. 9

   add pasta in boiling water and cook according to packet instructions

10. 10

    add 1⁄2 cup of the pasta water to the sauce

11. 11

    strain pasta and add to sauce and mix through add olives if used .pasta should have the sauce coated all over and mixed through.

12. 12

    add parmesan cheese give it one last mix and serve next to garlic bread or bruschetta or even pizza !