Chicken Ragu Over Saffron Linguine

15m
Prep Time
30m
Cook Time
45m
Ready In


"A pretty dish for Entertainment"

Original is 6 servings

Nutritional

  • Serving Size: 1 (539.3 g)
  • Calories 597
  • Total Fat - 8.8 g
  • Saturated Fat - 2 g
  • Cholesterol - 128.5 mg
  • Sodium - 1268.8 mg
  • Total Carbohydrate - 73.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber - 13.6 g
  • Sugars - 5.5 g
  • Protein - 55.9 g
  • Calcium - 131.6 mg
  • Iron - 4.6 mg
  • Vitamin C - 62.6 mg
  • Thiamin - 0.4 mg

Step by Step Method

Step 1

Fill pot with water and start cooking linguine.

Step 2

Cut chicken breasts into strips.

Step 3

In a bowl toss chicken with 1 teaspoon oil, 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes and salt and pepper to taste.

Step 4

Heat a 12-inch non-stick skillet over moderately high heat and saute chicken in 2 batches until lightly browned and cooked through, stirring, for 5 minutes on each side, transferring as cooked to a plate.

Step 5

To skillet

Step 6

Add wine and boil until most is evaporated.

Step 7

Add the remaining oil, onion, garlic,mushrooms, remaining 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes and pepper to taste and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until onion is softened .

Step 8

Add tomato paste

Step 9

In a bowl

Step 10

Whisk together chicken broth and lemon zest.

Step 11

Add to skillet along with the red pepper.

Step 12

Simmer mixture, covered, 5 minutes.

Step 13

Add tomatoes, lemon juice, and simmer 5 minutes

Step 14

Add lemon juice and spinach

Step 15

Simmer until spinach is wilted, 2 minutes.

Step 16

Add capers if desired.

Step 17

In a very small bowl

Step 18

Add salt and saffron,grind togeter with back of spoon

Step 19

Combine 1 tablespoon hot water that you have gotten from pasta and saffron.

Step 20

Cook the linguine until al dente.

Step 21

Drain linguine ,saving 1/3 cup of water and return to the pot.

Step 22

Toss linguine with saffron mixture until evenly coated rinse out saffon bowl with 1/3 cup pasta water and keep warm.

Step 23

Divide the pasta onto 6 plates, top with chicken ragu, garnish with basil and parsley leaves,.

Tips


No special items needed.

1 Reviews

JostLori

Dee, this is absolutely divine! But I have to admit up front that I don't know what happened to the box of mushrooms that I paid for but that never made it to the grocery bag. Regardless, this is super tasty. I thought juice from the whole lemon would be too much, but ended up using the whole thing. Oh, and I included the red pepper strips when sauteing the onions and garlic - one less step for simplicity. The end result is a very flavorful sauce with a depth of many flavors, all of which play very well together! And over the saffron fetttucine - oh my goodness! A flavor explosion! This one is going straight into my Best of 2023 file. Next time, we'll try boneless thighs, which we like better than the breast meat. Thanks for sharing!

5.0

review by:
(3 Oct 2023)

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