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Spaghetti with Chicken in Mushroom sauce
My 4 year old daughter loves mushroom sauce and sometimes
she prefers pasta over rice, so this is a product of her taste, trying to
incorporate some vegetables in it and at the same time, the mother tries to
avoid rich creamy sauce for some obvious reasons (i.e. she’s deliciously creamy
enough!). Seriously, for this recipe,
I skipped adding cream, as I used
to, instead I boosted the amount of garlic and pepper to have some contrasting
flavors of the earthy mushrooms, hence, it is still yummy less the extra
calories. But I found another way
to make it tastier by using low fat milk loaded with garlic, will tackle that
in another post with that picture.
Meantime, for reference, here it is.
Ingredients:
250 g. chicken breast, thinly sliced
300 g. button mushrooms, sliced
6 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 bulb of white onion
1 red capsicum/bell pepper
1 green capsicum/bell pepper
1 cube of chicken broth dissolved in 1 ½ C. warm water
olive oil to stir fry
1 T. cornstarch dissolved in 1 T. water
Freshly ground pepper
Salt
250 g. spaghetti – Prepared as per packet instructions.
Brown mushrooms in a heavy sauce pan with a dash of olive
oil, set aside. Sauté onion and
garlic until translucent and fragrant, add chicken, add browned mushrooms, add
warm water with chicken broth, and season with freshly ground pepper. Bring to boil. While boiling, add
cornstarch mixture gradually until the sauce thickens. Add cooked spaghetti and mix. Now add cheese and serve while it is
still warm.
Note: As this has been a family favorite, a different
variations has been developed, skipping the amount of water in the recipe.
1.
Add cooking cream to thicken the sauce and add 1
clove of garlic (grated)
2.
Alternative to the cream, 1 ½ C of low fat milk
and 1 clove of garlic (grated)
It is also worth noting that while cooking the sauce,
prepare the pasta at the same time so when the sauce is ready, mix the pasta
straight away while it is still hot. It takes a skill to do it but once you’ll
get the hang of it, it’s gonna be easy. Timing is essential.
