RECIPE: Rec: Chicken w Fettucine and Bell Pepper Sauce

RECIPE:

clofthwld

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FETTUCINE WITH CHICKEN AND BELL PEPPER CREAM SAUCE

"While vacationing in northeastern Minnesota, I had dinner at the Cove Point

Lodge in Beaver Bay. The highlight of my meal there was called Lucca pasta, a

blend of fettuccine, chicken and vegetables in a creamy, slightly spicy sauce,"

says Debra Adam of St. Paul, Minnesota.

12 ounces skinless boneless chicken thighs

1 tablespoon butter

1 large green bell pepper, thinly sliced

1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced

1 small red onion, thinly sliced

2 garlic cloves, minced

1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper

1 1/2 cups whipping cream

1 cup chicken stock or canned low-salt chicken broth

3 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh basil

1/4 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese

8 ounces fettuccine

Additional grated Parmesan cheese

Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Melt butter in heavy large skillet over

medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook until brown on both sides, about 5

minutes. Transfer chicken to plate. Add green and red bell peppers and onion to

same skillet and sauté until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Add minced garlic

and crushed red pepper to skillet and sauté 4 minutes. Add whipping cream and

chicken stock. Simmer until sauce thickens slightly, about 8 minutes.

Cut chicken into strips and add to sauce. Simmer until chicken is cooked

through, about 2 minutes. Add basil and 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese to sauce,

stirring to incorporate. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper.

Meanwhile, cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until tender but

still firm to bite. Drain and return to pot. Add sauce and toss to coat. Serve,

passing additional Parmesan separately.

Makes 4 first-course servings.

Bon Appétit

R.S.V.P.

April 2000

Cove Point Lodge, Beaver Bay, MN

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added 2 garlic, broccoli, less green pepper, mushrooms, more cream

 
1 1/2 cups of whipping cream---what's not to love! sounds yummy. Over on Epi there's a recipe for

mac and cheese that has 4 CUPS of whipping cream in it and serves 6. Yikes! the reviews are funny to read. Most think this is way too much cream. And the chef is cooking this for his toddler. Recipe is in buzz box.

 
I'm sorry, but I love butter and cream. If I have to die a few years earlier

than you guys, I'll go kicking and screaming and swearing, but I'll be content.

 
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