Chicken Rustico Recipes

PENNE RUSTICA

Steps:

• Cook penne according to package directions. Drain and transfer to a large bowl. Stir in chicken and remaining ingredients.

RUSTIC ITALIAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Spray slow cooker with cooking spray. Place chicken in slow cooker and top with remaining ingredients, except pasta and garnish.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours. Serve chicken over pasta and garnish with cheese and parsley.
• Garnish Options: Parmesan cheese and chopped fresh Italian parsley.

PENNE RUSTICA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add penne and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Drain and transfer to a large bowl; mix in shrimp and prosciutto.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil the grate. Brush olive oil over chicken breasts and season with salt and pepper. Grill until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), about 5 minutes per side. Cool briefly before slicing into strips. Add to the penne mixture.
• Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C).
• Prepare the sauce by melting butter over medium-low heat. Add garlic, cover, and cook until softened but not browned, about 5 minutes. Pour in Marsala wine and cook for 5 minutes. Stir in heavy cream, Parmesan cheese, milk, chicken broth, cornstarch, mustard, rosemary, thyme, salt, and cayenne pepper. Bring sauce to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until flavors combine, about 10 minutes.
• Pour sauce over the penne mixture and mix well. Transfer to a 9x13-inch baking dish. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese and paprika over the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the top slightly browns, 10 to 12 minutes.

CHICKEN RUSTICO

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Slice the onions, chop the garlic, cut up the carrots and red pepper. Wash the chicken. Place the onions in the bottom of a roasting pan. Add the dried basil and the rest of the sliced veggies, including the can of diced tomatoes. (You can add zucchini if you like too...make the pieces large.) Salt and pepper the veggies, then salt and pepper the chicken. Place the rosemary and some onion underneath the skin of each piece of chicken. Put a few spritzes of olive oil on the mixture. Set timer for 45 minutes. Roast the chicken and veggies for 45 minutes. While roasting the chicken and sauce, start pot of water for pasta. When boiling, add a 1/2 teaspoon of salt. At 10 minutes before the chicken will be finished, boil pasta according to directions on box. Drain and reserve in the hot pot with a touch of good olive oil. At 45 minutes, take the chicken out of the oven. If the chicken is done, but the sauce looks like it could use more time, pull the chicken out of the pan and place it on a plate. Tent with aluminum foil. Put the roasting pan with the veggies back in the oven and roast for a few more minutes, turning the oven up to 450 degrees. When the roasted sauce is finished, plate up the pasta with the sauce and add the chicken. At the table, add freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano and the torn basil leaves. Mangia!