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Creamy Chicken and Caesar Pasta with Tomato Sauce
Ingredients
Smoked caesar (cut into sticks)
1
piece of chicken breast (cut into strips and then into cubes)
Oil (for frying)
Salt (to taste)
Black pepper (to taste)
Sweet paprika (to taste)
Optional spices (as preferred)
1
medium onion (finely chopped)
3
cloves of garlic (finely chopped)
4
tbsp
tomato paste
100
ml
cooking cream
Pasta (as desired)
Pasta water (reserved from boiling pasta)
Fresh parmesan cheese (for serving)
Fresh basil (for serving)
Instructions
1
Fry the Caesar:
Cut the
smoked caesar
into sticks and fry until it gets a nice golden color. Set it aside in a bowl.
2
Prepare the Chicken:
Cut the
chicken breast
into strips and then into cubes. Season with
salt
,
black pepper
, and
sweet paprika
(and any other spices you like).
In the same pan, heat a little
oil
and fry the chicken until it’s cooked through.
3
Cook Onion and Garlic:
While the chicken cooks,
finely chop
the
onion
and
garlic
.
Once the chicken is done, remove it from the pan and set it aside. In the same pan, add the chopped
onion
and
garlic
, frying until the onion softens.
Add a bit of
pasta water
to help the onion soften.
4
Make the Sauce:
Add
3-4 tablespoons of tomato paste
to the pan with the softened onion and garlic. Let it cook for about 2 minutes.
Pour in
100 ml of cooking cream
and stir everything well. Add more
pasta water
to adjust the consistency of the sauce.
5
Combine Pasta and Meat:
Add the cooked
pasta
,
fried caesar
, and
chicken
back into the pan.
Stir everything together, seasoning with
salt
to taste. Let the dish simmer on low heat for about
10 minutes
to combine all the flavors.
6
Serve:
Serve the creamy pasta with a generous sprinkle of
parmesan cheese
and fresh
basil
.
Enjoy your creamy and delicious chicken and Caesar pasta!
