Creamy Mushroom Pasta Sauce with Chicken
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 5
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 332.6
- Total Fat: 17.4 g
- Cholesterol: 79.2 mg
- Sodium: 727.8 mg
- Total Carbs: 13.3 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.1 g
- Protein: 30.7 g
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Introduction
A quick, delicately-flavored mushroom pasta sauce with romano and chicken. Delicious with mushroom tortelloni, or your favorite pasta. A quick, delicately-flavored mushroom pasta sauce with romano and chicken. Delicious with mushroom tortelloni, or your favorite pasta.Number of Servings: 5
Ingredients
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1 lb chicken tenderloins
3 tbsp flour
1 tsp salt
3 tbsp canola oil, divided
1/4 cup sweet or red onions, thinly sliced
1/4 cup sweet red peppers, chopped
8 oz fresh mushrooms, sliced
3 - 4 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tsp dried basil
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
1 can (13 oz ) evaporated milk
1/3 cup grated romano cheese
Directions
Makes 4 - 6 servings (nutritional info based on 5 servings)
In large skillet, heat 2 tbsp oil. Cut each chicken tenderloin into 3 - 4 evenly-sized pieces. Dredge chicken in flour, place in hot skillet over medium-high heat. Fry on all sides until chicken is no longer pink inside, and is golden and crispy. Remove chicken.
Heat remaining 1 tbsp oil, (if no oil remains in cooking pan) in same skillet. Add onions and red peppers to pan. Saute until onions are soft and slightly colored. Add mushrooms; saute until mushrooms are cooked (reduced in size, with some liquid). Add garlic and seasonings; cook 1 - 2 minutes longer.
Add can of evaporated milk; heat through. Add Romano cheese, stirring until dissolved. Finally, add chicken and heat through. Sauce should thicken; otherwise reduce to desired thickness 2 - 3 minutes.
Salt to taste.
Serve with hot pasta.
Number of Servings: 5
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MOEYMICHELE.
In large skillet, heat 2 tbsp oil. Cut each chicken tenderloin into 3 - 4 evenly-sized pieces. Dredge chicken in flour, place in hot skillet over medium-high heat. Fry on all sides until chicken is no longer pink inside, and is golden and crispy. Remove chicken.
Heat remaining 1 tbsp oil, (if no oil remains in cooking pan) in same skillet. Add onions and red peppers to pan. Saute until onions are soft and slightly colored. Add mushrooms; saute until mushrooms are cooked (reduced in size, with some liquid). Add garlic and seasonings; cook 1 - 2 minutes longer.
Add can of evaporated milk; heat through. Add Romano cheese, stirring until dissolved. Finally, add chicken and heat through. Sauce should thicken; otherwise reduce to desired thickness 2 - 3 minutes.
Salt to taste.
Serve with hot pasta.
Number of Servings: 5
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MOEYMICHELE.