Fettuccine Alfredo W Blackened Chicken Food

CHICKEN FETTUCCINE ALFREDO

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil, and salt generously. Add the pasta and cook according to package directions until al dente (tender but still slightly firm). Drain and toss with a splash of oil.
• Meanwhile, slice the chicken into 1/4-inch-thick strips, and lay them on a plate or a sheet of waxed paper. Season with salt and pepper.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add 2 tablespoons of the butter. When the butter melts, raise the heat to medium-high and add the chicken in 1 layer. Cook, without moving the pieces, until the underside has browned, 1 to 2 minutes. Flip the pieces, and cook until browned and cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes more. Transfer the chicken to a medium bowl.
• Reduce the heat to medium. Add the remaining 6 tablespoons butter. Scrape the bottom of the skillet with a wooden spoon to release any browned bits. When the butter has mostly melted, whisk in the cream and nutmeg and bring to a simmer, then cook for 2 minutes. Lower the heat to keep the sauce just warm.
• Whisk the Parmigiano-Reggiano into the sauce. Add the chicken and cooked pasta and toss well. Season with salt and pepper. Serve hot in heated bowls.

CAJUN CHICKEN ALFREDO 2

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Heat a large cast-iron skillet over very high heat.
• Dredge the chicken breasts in the Blackening Spice Rub. Place in the cast-iron skillet. Blacken both sides of the chicken, 2 to 3 minutes per side.
• Transfer the chicken to a baking sheet and place in the oven until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer, about 10 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and slice the chicken into strips on the bias.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, heat the olive oil. Add the garlic and lightly brown it, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the wine. Pour in the heavy cream, bring to a simmer and cook until the sauce is reduced by half. Add the sun-dried tomatoes and chicken slices.
• Meanwhile, cook the fettuccine al dente, according to the package directions. Drain.
• When the cream sauce is at the desired consistency, stir in 1/2 cup of the Parmesan, the sea salt, pepper and pasta.
• To serve, toss the pasta with the cream sauce and serve on large rimmed plates. Garnish with the green onions and the remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan.
• Combine the garlic, black pepper, salt cumin, onion, cayenne pepper, Italian seasoning, paprika and chili powder in a small bowl. Store in an airtight container.

BLACKENED CHICKEN ALFREDO

Steps:

• Pound chicken breasts with meat tenderizer; Coat both sides of breast with Cajun Spices.
• Heat cast iron pan or any heavy frying pan over medium heat; Place 1/2 teaspoons butter under and 1/2 teaspoons butter on top of each breast; Cook each side for 4 minutes or until blackened; Set aside.
• In hot frying pan, place 2 Tbsps. olive oil; add vegetables; saute 2 minutes; Meanwhile, slice cooked chicken breasts into long strips and add to vegetables; Add cream,remaining butter and parmesan cheese;
• Stir constantly over medium heat for 2"-4" minutes.
• Sauce will thicken; add salt and pepper to taste.
• Toss with Penne Pasta and serve.

BLACKENED CHICKEN FETTUCCINE

Steps:

• Mix blackening spices together in a shallow dish.
• Heat a heavy frying pan over medium-high heat. Pat chicken dry (if needed use a mallet and plastic wrap to lightly tenderize achieving an even thickness) and use blackening spice mix to cover both sides of chicken pieces, until evenly coated.
• Place in hot, ungreased pan. Cook on each side until spices are blackened and fragrant and chicken is cooked through, about 5-6 minutes total. Set chicken aside on a plate and cover to rest.
• While chicken is cooking, bring a large stock pot of salted water to a boil over high heat (optional: add a splash of vegetable oil to reduce clumping and foaming). Cook pasta until Al dente, for Artesian about 8 minutes, commercial about 12 minutes.
• While pasta is boiling, wipe out frying pan used for chicken. Turn heat to medium and add olive oil and garlic to the pan. Cook garlic until fragrant, but not brown, 1-2 minutes. Add half-and-half and turn heat down to medium-low. Simmer and reduce, about 8-10 minutes.
• Drain pasta and slice chicken on a bias.
• To the sauce, add sun-dried tomatoes, and chicken, 1/2c parmesan cheese. Stir until cheese is melted. Add hot noodles to sauce; combine. Plate and top with green onions and more parmesan cheese.
• *** Substitutions and Modifications ***.
• OPTIONS: in my usual Dolce Piquant style!
• -Sweet ripe roasted red bell peppers.
• -Balsamic Vinegar brushed over the rested chicken before slicing
• -Crushed red pepper flakes.
• Also pairs well with
• -Hearty robust herb marinara sauces, classic spinach pesto sauces, angel hair, spaghetti or penne pasta.
• SUBTITUTES:
• HALF-AND HALF: substitute every 1 cup Half/Half with 4-1/2 teaspoons soft melted butter plus 1 cup whole milk, blend well.
• ONION: 1 small fresh onion = 1/3 cup freshly minced onion (fresh will not sear like a powder spice; flakes) 1/3 cup freshly minced onion = 1 tablespoon dried onion flakes, 1 tablespoon dried onion flakes = 1 teaspoon onion powder.
• OLIVE OIL: if trading for EVOO, use care cooking, it's lower smoking point will not survive high heat.
• TABLE SALT: use a conservatively lesser amount (Kosher flakes/granules tend to be larger; so by volume, 1 teaspoon Kosher contains less crystals and minerals than table salt. Kosher salt provides a desired salty flavor without as much sodium as table salt).
• http://www.switcheroo.com/Salt.html#kosher, http://www.livestrong.com/article/531609-does-kosher-salt-have-less-sodium/.

BLACKENED CHICKEN FETTUCCINE

Steps:

• Combine the first 12 ingredients in a zip lock bag; add the chicken and seal. Put in refrigerator and marinate for 8 hours, turning the bag occasionally.
• Remove the chicken from the bag; discard the marinade.
• Cook the chicken in the melted butter in a large skillet over medium high heat for 5 minutes on each side or until well browned; remove the chicken and reserve the drippings.
• Slice the chicken diagonally and set aside.
• Cook the pasta according to the package; drain well.
• Sauté all vegetables in the dripping for 4 minutes or until crisp tender.
• Add the wine, whipping cream, and tomatoes; simmer for 5 minutes.
• Combine the water and cornstarch; stir well and add to the vegetable mixture.
• Bring to a boil, and boil for 1 minute or until thickened, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat after it thickens; add the chicken and pasta toss well.
• Sprinkle with FRESH grated parmesan cheese.

BLACKENED CHICKEN ALFREDO

Steps:

• Begin by slicing the chicken in half to get 4 pieces out of the 2.
• Ron's Note:.
• I always keep my thumb out of the way of a knife, in this case it's actually holding the knife while I'm taking the picture with my other hand.
• Mix the Blackening Rub, then rub it into the chicken.
• Now it's time for the sauce:.
• Start at least 6 cups salted water going in a fairly large pot. I found that the linguine actually soaked up a lot of water. Add the dried pasta to the water, after it comes to a boil.
• While the pasta is cooking:.
• Slice the Red and Green Peppers into 1/4" x 1" strips, mince the onion, and place all into a pan with 1 tablespoon of butter.Cook this over medium / high heat until they begin to get soft.
• Add the wine, and turn the heat to high.
• When most of the liquid from the wine has evaporated, add the heavy whipping cream, and turn the heat down to medium.
• When the cream is hot, add the Parmesan Cheese, and turn the heat to low to wait for everything else to get done. If it thickens up too much, you can add a little more heavy whipping cream, or wine to thin it down a bit.
• When the pasta is cooked, drain it and add it to the pan holding the sauce, and mix it up to fully coat the pasta. Now add the chopped parsley, to give it that extra bit of color, and fresh flavor.
• While the sauce is cooking, it's time to:.
• Melt the butter in either a black frying pan, or a heavy bottomed stainless fry pan over a Medium high heat. When the butter's melted and the pan is pretty hot. add the chicken.
• Ron's Note:.
• I'm doing this at a friends house and am using an electric stove. I set the dial to #7 on a scale of 1 - 10 to get the proper temperature. You don't want to cook at too high a temp, or you'll end up burning the outside while leaving the inside still raw.
• As you can see by this picture, I've got the pasta going in the back of the stove, the sauce in the front left, and the frying chicken on the right front burner.
• When the chicken is cooked, 4 - 6 minutes on each side, set it on paper towels to absorb some of the butter, and fry the other 2 pieces of chicken.
• When they're both done, slice them into strips and plate by setting the pasta on a plate, then setting the chicken on top.
• Or, after cutting the chicken into strips, you could mix it right in with the Alfredo Sauce.
• Serve with Garlic Bread and a Salad. The salad really helps to cut the richness of this meal.

BLACKENED CHICKEN PASTA WITH ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• Preferrably use a cast iron skillet for blackening the chicken breasts. If you don't have one then regular skillet will work.
• SAUCE:.
• First off place 1 stick of butter and cream cheese in large saucepan on medium heat, let melt, stir in 1 pint of heavy cream.
• Let simmer for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Slowly stir in the parmesan cheese, about 1/4 cup at a time.
• Add salt and pepper if desired.
• Simmer for about 20 minutes on low heat. Stirring frequently.
• The longer this simmer's the better.
• If sauce seems to be real thick then slowly stir in the rest of heavy cream.
• In the meantime while the sauce is simmering start the noodles. Drain. Set aside,adding a little of sauce so the noodles don't stick.
• Chicken:.
• While the sauce is simmering, preheat skillet on medium-high heat with 2 tablespoons butter. Sprinkle both sides of chicken with zataran's blackened seasoning. Place on to skillet and brown on both sides, turn down heat to medium. Cook on each side for about 7-8 minutes or until no longer pink in the middle.
• Place noodles on plate, top with sauce and place the chicken on the side.
• Garnish sauce with fresh grated parmesan cheese.
• Serve with your favorite salad and breadsticks.

CHICKEN FETTUCCINI ALFREDO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Roast red peppers cut side down for 20 minutes, until skin is blackened and peeling away.
• Remove from oven and let cool.
• When they can be handled, peel off skin and cut pepper into long strips.
• Set aside. (I use roasted red pepper's in the jar).
• In blender or food processor, puree' cottage cheese and chicken broth until no curds remain, approximately 2 minutes.
• Stir in Parmesan cheese and minced garlic.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Set aside.
• Cook broccoli in microwave according to package directions.
• Cook fettuccini according to package directions.
• Save 1/2 cup of pasta water before draining.
• Drain and return pasta to bowl.
• Stir in cheese sauce, peppers and broccoli.
• Thin out sauce with reserved pasta water if needed.
• Place chicken strips on top of pasta and serve.