How to make chicken with pasta called fusi istriani ! | Pasta Grannies

flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: pork lard

Turkey bacon is lower in fat.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and adds flavor.

Harvest garlic and onions from the garden.

Slice a very large sweet white onion.

Chop a couple of fresh red garlic cloves.

Heat a good slug of olive oil in a large pot.

Season the jointed chicken with herby salt.

Add the onions and garlic to the pot with the chicken.

Pour in some grappa brandy while the chicken braises.

Make the pasta using zero zero flour, 2 eggs, a pinch of salt, and 1 tablespoon of olive oil.

Mix the ingredients into a dough and knead on a wooden board for about 10 minutes until smooth and bouncy.

Add a little water to the pot to stop the chicken from drying out.

Roll out the pasta on a table, using extra flour to keep it from sticking.

Cut the pasta into rectangles about 3 by 5 centimeters in size.

Wrap a piece of pasta around a wooden spoon to form the fusi.

Serve the fusi with the chicken and its sticky juices, garnished with grated pecorino cheese.

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