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Spaghetti with garlic gravy & lemon chicken
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500 grams | spaghetti pasta, (cooked al dente) |
1 pound | chicken breast fillets, (skinless and boneless, sliced into 1 inch chunks) |
For the chicken marinade: | |
2 teaspoons | fresh thyme, chopped |
2 teaspoons | fresh rosemary, chopped, (if using dried, use half of the amount) |
Zest of 1 | lemon |
Juice of ½ a lemon | |
2 Tablespoons | extra virgin olive oil |
1 teaspoon | coarse salt, (not table salt) |
½ teaspoon | fresh cracked black pepper |
2 Tablespoons | extra virgin olive oil, (to sauté the marinated chicken) |
- Add all the marinade ingredients into the chicken and marinate for 20 minutes (if making this dish in pronto) or over night (if making this dish the next day… much better). - Saute the marinated chicken in extra virgin olive oil until cooked (about 4-5 minutes) then set aside. For the garlic gravy: | |
½ stick (1/4 cup) | unsalted butter |
2 Tablespoons | extra virgin olive oil |
4 large cloves | garlic, finely minced |
2 Tablespoons | all-purpose flour |
2 ½ cups | chicken stock |
1 Tablespoon | fresh basil, chopped |
salt | |
pepper to taste | |
¼ cup | parsley, chopped, (to sprinkle/finish the pasta) |
½ cup | grated parmesan cheese |
2 cups | whole cherry tomatoes |
- Place sauté pan over medium heat and add butter and olive oil.
- Saute garlic until fragrant and soft.
- Add the flour and cook for a minute.
- Add chicken stock and simmer gravy until thickened then add the chopped basil.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Add the sauteed chicken in the gravy then toss the cooked spaghetti into this sauce.
- Add the cherry tomatoes and finish the dish with the chopped parsley and grated parmesan cheese (serve extra on the side).
Makes 5-6 servings.
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