November 18, 2017 / In food , chicken / Tagged as: olive oil, chicken, celery, thyme, oregano, cream, garlic, onion, parsley

Creamy Chicken Pasta

Total Cook Time

50 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 500g chicken breast
  • 2 celery sticks
  • 2 gloves of garlic
  • 2-300ml cream
  • 1 small onion
  • 3-4 parsley stalks
  • parmesan cheese

Method

  1. Heat oven to 180C. Place chicken breasts in oven and bake for 40-50 minutes.
  2. Cook pasta with a dash of salt for 20 minutes until “al dente”.
  3. The sauce takes about 10 minutes to cook. Start by finely chopping the veg.
  4. Strip leaves from the parsley and finely chop the stalks. Keep them separate.
  5. Add two tablespoons of olive oil to pan. Add all the veg except parsley leaves.
  6. Saute over a medium heat.
  7. Strip thyme leaves from a few stalks of thyme. Add leaves to the vegetables.
  8. Tear the chicken into small bits and add to frying pan.
  9. Add cream to the vegetables and chicken. Turn heat down low.
  10. Grate 50-100 parmesan into pan and cook for a few more minutes. Add the parsley.
  11. When cream has reduced slightly pour entire mix over pasta and serve.
  12. Grate more parmesan over top to serve [optional].

Notes

  1. Mushrooms work nicely in this too.