Chicken Fettuccine with Mushroom Brie
Chicken Fettuccine with Mushroom Brie might be just the main course you are searching for. One serving contains 963 calories, 47g of protein, and 47g of fat. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 29% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 30 minutes. If you have pepper, whipping cream, chile flakes, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.
Instructions
In a 4- to 5-quart pan, combine 2 1/2 cups chicken broth, wine, whipping cream, lemon peel, fennel, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and chile flakes to taste. Bring to a boil over high heat and boil, uncovered, 2 to 3 minutes.
Meanwhile, with a sharp knife, trim rind from brie and finely chop (rind adds flavor, but discard if you like).
Cut brie into about 1/2-inch chunks.
Add fettuccine to pan, pushing it down into boiling liquid. Simmer, uncovered, stirring often, until pasta is tender to bite, 8 to 10 minutes.
Add chopped brie rind (if using) and chicken and stir to blend. Stir in chunks of brie.
Remove pasta from heat and let stand, uncovered, 5 to 8 minutes, stirring often to make sure all the cheese melts (the rind won't melt). If you want saucier pasta, add up to 1 cup more broth and stir over high heat until steaming.
With tongs or two forks, lift pasta into wide soup bowls; spoon remaining sauce over the top.
Sprinkle with parmesan and more pepper to taste, and top with watercress leaves.
Since mushrooms release liquid as they cook, it's important to get the process right, or the results can be pale and watery instead of deeply browned. The trick is high heat.
To prep: Trim discolored stem ends from 1 pound mushrooms. Either wipe the mushrooms clean or rinse briefly and pat dry, then thinly slice.
To cook: In a 12-inch frying pan over high heat, melt 2 tablespoons butter.
Add mushrooms and stir until all the moisture has evaporated and mushrooms are browned, 8 to 10 minutes.
To serve: Season with salt, pepper, and fresh herbs, then use sauted mushrooms to liven up anything from chicken breasts to eggs Benedict.
Mix with chopped tomatoes for a bruschetta topping, toss into a spinach-feta salad, or stir into polenta.