Quick & Dirty Chicken Mushroom Pasta
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 8 ounces orzo pasta (farfalle and gemelli are nice alternatives)
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 8 ounces fresh white button mushrooms, sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- fresh coarse ground black pepper
- 1 (10 ounce) package perdue pre-cooked chicken strips
- 10 ounces chicken broth
directions
- Boil pasta according to package directions.
- Melt better over medium heat.
- Add mushrooms and garlic.
- Add black pepper to taste.
- Add a little more than you think or it gets lost in the broth and pasta.
- Cook until mushrooms are browned a bit.
- Don't worry about them getting too dark.
- The chicken broth will rehydrate them and lighten them up.
- Add chicken strips and broth.
- Stir occasionally.
- Cook until chicken is heated and broth is close to a boil.
- Pour over pasta and serve immediately.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
MadCatKim
United States
I am a "transplant" to the Great Smoky Mountains area of East TN. Before that, I lived in several states, but primarily I lived in New England (CT, MA & NH).
I have a husband and beautiful boy who keep my very busy. I work full-time as a Safety Manager in manufacturing and I volunteer for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. We are working on our 1st cookbook fundraiser!