Dinner

PNGwen's Pasta with Chicken, Risotto-Style is for Dinner.

PNGwen's Pasta with Chicken, Risotto-Style takes 20 minutes to prepare.

PNGwen's Pasta with Chicken, Risotto-Style takes 15 minutes to cook.

PNGwen's Pasta with Chicken, Risotto-Style makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for PNGwen's Pasta with Chicken, Risotto-Style are:

1) 2 tablespoons olive oil, plus more as needed
2) 1 shallot or small onion, chopped
3) 3 cloves garlic, minced
4) 2 cups crimini, shiitake or button mushrooms, cleaned, trimmed and sliced
5) 8 ounces gemelli or penne cut pasta or long pasta broken into bits
6) Salt and freshly ground black pepper
7) 1/2 cup dry white wine or water
8) 3 to 4 cups chicken or vegetable stock
9) 2 boneless chicken thighs, diced
10) Chopped fresh parsley, optional
11) Freshly grated Parmesan, optional

Here is how you make PNGwen's Pasta with Chicken, Risotto-Style:

Put 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large, deep skillet over medium heat. When hot, add shallot, garlic, and mushrooms. Cook, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms soften and begin to brown on edges, about 10 minutes. Add pasta and cook, stirring occasionally, until it is glossy and coated with oil, 2 to 3 minutes. Add a little salt and pepper, then wine. Stir and let liquid bubble away. Ladle stock into skillet 1/2 cup or so at a time, stirring after each addition, and every minute or so. When liquid is just about evaporated, add more. Mixture should be neither soupy nor dry. Keep heat at medium and stir frequently. Begin tasting pasta 10 minutes after you add it; you want it to be tender but with a tiny bit of crunch. When pasta is about 3 to 4 minutes away from being done, add chicken and stir to combine. Continue to cook until chicken is done, it will be white on inside when cut and pasta is how you like it. Taste, adjust seasoning, garnish with parsley and Parmesan if using, and serve.Serving Size: Makes 4 1-cup servingsNumber of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MSPINGUIN.

The nutritional information for PNGwen's Pasta with Chicken, Risotto-Style is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 371.2

• Total Fat: 9.5 g
• Cholesterol: 26.0 mg
• Sodium: 298.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 51.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.8 g
• Protein: 20.2 g