Hubbys Favorite Chicken Scaloppine With Angel Hair Pasta Recipes

HUBBY'S FAVORITE CHICKEN SCALOPPINE WITH ANGEL HAIR PASTA

Steps:

• Trim chicken of all fat.
• Pound the chicken as thin as you prefer- the thinner, the better.
• Put a pot of water on to boil for the angel hair.
• Coat chicken in seasoned flour and shake off excess.
• Melt about half a stick of butter in a non-stick frying pan.
• Add chicken and cook until lightly browned on both sides and cooked all the way through.
• Cook pasta 2-3 minutes or according to package directions.
• Remove chicken from pan and place on serving plates.
• Melt the other half of the stick of butter in same pan with lemon juice to taste.
• Add drained pasta to pan and toss to coat.
• Place pasta on plates with chicken and pour any excess butter/lemon juice mixture over chicken and pasta.
• My hubby makes his OWN separate butter/lemon juice mixture for just his plate!

CHICKEN PICCATA WITH ANGEL HAIR PASTA

Steps:

• Whisk together flour, black pepper, and paprika in a shallow dish. Dredge the chicken pieces in the flour mixture, coating evenly; set aside. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; stir and cook the garlic until light brown, about 1 minute. Remove the garlic from the skillet and set aside.
• Place 2 tablespoons of butter into the skillet with the olive oil. Cook the chicken pieces in the oil and butter over medium-high heat until brown, about 5 minutes per side. Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside.
• Pour the wine into the hot skillet and bring to a boil over high heat, scraping the browned pieces from the bottom and sides of the pan. Boil the wine until it is reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Whisk in the chicken broth, reserved garlic, lemon juice and capers. Cook for 5 minutes over medium-high heat. Stir in the remaining 2 tablespoons butter and parsley. Return the chicken pieces to the skillet and continue cooking over medium heat until the sauce thickens, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the angel hair pasta, and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, 4 to 5 minutes. Drain well.
• Remove the chicken pieces to a serving dish and drizzle with a few tablespoons of the sauce and capers. Place the cooked angel hair pasta into the skillet with the remaining piccata sauce and toss to coat.

ANGEL HAIR PASTA CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add chicken and saute for 5 to 7 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through (no longer pink). Remove from skillet and drain on paper towels.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 2 to 4 minutes, or until al dente; drain and set aside.
• While pasta is cooking, heat 2nd tablespoon oil over medium heat in same skillet used for chicken. Stir fry carrots for about 4 minutes, then add broccoli and garlic and stir fry for another 2 minutes. Finally, stir in broth, basil and cheese and return chicken to skillet. Reduce heat to low and simmer for about 4 minutes.
• Place drained pasta in a large serving bowl. Top with chicken/vegetable mixture and serve immediately.

CHICKEN & CARROTS WITH ANGEL HAIR PASTA

Steps:

• Cook pasta in large saucepan as directed on package, omitting salt.
• Meanwhile, melt 1 Tbsp. butter in large skillet on medium heat. Add carrots; cook 3 min. or until crisp-tender, stirring frequently. Add chicken; cook and stir 5 to 6 min. or until done. Stir in pesto sauce and 2 Tbsp. cheese; cook and stir 1 min.
• Drain pasta; return to pan. Add remaining butter, remaining cheese, basil and pepper; toss until butter is melted and pasta is evenly coated with butter mixture.
• Serve pasta topped with chicken mixture.