Best Faralle And Chicken Di Toscana Recipes

BROCCOLI & CHICKEN FARFALLE

Steps:

• For the chicken, cook however you want. Grilled, baked, fried, poached. I prefer to seanson with 1 tsp of italian seasoning and grill, but this you can do to your personal preference.
• Bring a pot of water to a boil. Salt boiling water and cook pasta until done.
• Meanwhile, steam broccoli florets. I do this in the microwave just to cut down on time. Place broccoli in a bowl with about an inch of water. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap. Make a slit in the plastic for steam to escape. Microwave for 1 1/2 minutes or until desired tenderness is reached.
• Melt butter in a small pot on Medium-low heat. Add flour and garlic powder and whisk to form a roux. Cook for a few minutes. Add wine and whisk until it is evaporated. Add in chicken stock and then the cream, whisking the whole time.
• **You need to work quick once you add the wine. If your pot is too hot when you add the wine it can turn your roux into a dough which won't mix into your liquids well.
• Allow mixture to cook until it begins to thicken. Whisking often to ensure it does not burn. Once thickened add in cheese.
• **whisk in a zig zag motion to ensure that the grated cheese doesn't turn into a ball in the sauce.
• Toss pasta with broccoli and chicken and serve.

FARFALLE WITH CHICKEN, SUN-DRIED TOMATOES AND ARTICHOKES

Steps:

• Season the cut-up chicken pieces with the salt and pepper.
• Heat 4 tbsp of olive oil on low, in a saute pan (big enough to accommodate the entire finished product of chicken and pasta) and throw in the smashed garlic cloves, leave for 3-4 minutes (this flavors the oil).
• Raise the heat to med-high and add the chicken to the pan (at this point you may remove/discard the garlic, but I like to leave it in). Leave the meat to sear on one side 3-4 min and flip chicken pieces over, allow to cook for 3 min more. If the pan is too crowded move cooked chicken to a plate. Leave chicken to one side until ready to add in final stages.
• Add 2 tbsp olive oil to the pan and heat to medium heat. Add onions and saute until translucent, about 3-4 minute Add the sundried tomatoes and saute, careful not to burn for 2-3 minute.
• Return chicken to pan with drippings. Bring chicken to temp for about 5 minute and add seasoning mixture, stir to coat.
• Add the artichoke hearts and fold to combine. Be careful not to break up hearts.
• Squeeze lemon juice over chicken and add white wine. Simmer for 3 minutes. Add the sliced mushrooms, gently stir and let soften, about 3 minutes more.
• Add the chicken broth and carefully stir the mixture.
• Add the cooked pasta to the chicken and toss carefully.
• Add the heavy cream and simmer on low for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and sprinkle generously with Parmesan cheese, parsley and basil. Serve with extra Parmesan cheese. Enjoy!

CHICKEN FARFALLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cream the cream cheese and the sour cream together in a bowl and set aside.
• In a large bowl blend the 2 cups of nonfat powdered milk with the 3 ½ cups of water.
• Add the envelope of Knorr Vegetable soup mix, the 1 teaspoon of salt and the 1 teaspoon of pepper to the milk and set aside.
• It is important to allow the dry soup mix time to reconstitute a little while you are preparing the other ingredients.
• Heat the Olive Oil and 4 Tablespoons of the butter or margarine in a large skillet or wok.
• Sauté the mushrooms & onions in this with the ½ teaspoons of salt and pepper until the mushrooms are slightly browned.
• Remove the mushrooms & onions from the pan with a slotted spoon and drain them on a plate lined with several layers of paper towels.
• Add the other 4 Tablespoons of butter or margarine to the drippings of the pan.
• When melted, stir in the 3 Tablespoons of white flour and stir while cooking for about 1 minute.
• Turn down the heat to medium low.
• Slowly add the milk/soup mixture and the parmesan cheese to the butter/flour mixture in the pan, stirring while simmering until the mixture starts to thicken to about a medium thin sauce.
• Turn off the heat and let sauce cool slightly.
• Add a small amount of the hot sauce to the cream cheese/sour cream mixture stirring well.
• Add all the cream cheese/sour cream mixture to the hot sauce and blend well.
• Add the mushrooms & onions to the sauce and blend.
• Add the spinach, chicken and cashews to the sauce.
• Turn the burner on very low to keep warm while cooking the pasta.
• Cook the Farfelle Pasta for about 13 minutes in about 2 quarts of hot boiling water.
• Drain the pasta and then add the hot pasta to the hot vegetable sauce.
• Pour all of the ingredients into a greased 13 x 9 baking dish/pan.
• Mix the topping ingredients together in a small bowl.
• Sprinkle the topping evenly over the casserole.
• Bake 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
• Serve & enjoy.