Marry Me Chicken - Creamy Chicken Pasta with Spinach and Sundried Tomatoes - Chef Tips

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is lower in calories and adds a cheesy flavor

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: shredded cheddar

Part-skim mozzarella has less fat while shredded cheddar is often less expensive

Soak the dried porcini mushrooms in warm water for at least six hours to become tender.

Strain the mushrooms and save the mushroom stock for future use.

Rough chop the soaked porcini mushrooms into smaller pieces.

Preheat a pan on medium-high heat (a Dutch oven can also be used).

Drizzle about 1 tablespoon of olive oil into the preheated pan.

Add 1 tablespoon of garlic shallot puree (or about 3 cloves of chopped garlic) to the pan and reduce the heat slightly.

Add 1/2 cup of diced sun-dried tomatoes and 1 cup of chopped porcinis to the pan, stirring for a couple of minutes.

Add about 1 teaspoon of Italian thyme and continue stirring.

Once the garlic and shallots are cooked off and the mushrooms start to sweat, deglaze the pan with 1/3 cup of Chardonnay, scraping the bottom to release flavors.

Add 2 tablespoons of Kerrygold butter and 1 tablespoon to 1.5 tablespoons of flour to the pan to make a roux, cooking until it has a nutty aroma.

Stir in 1 cup of chicken broth and increase the heat slightly, stirring until it starts to thicken.

Once thickened, pour in 1 cup of heavy cream and add just under 1 cup of fresh grated parmesan cheese, adjusting for consistency.

Add about 2.5 to 3 cups of pre-cooked chopped chicken (or leftover turkey) to the mixture.

Stir in a couple of cups of baby spinach, noting that it will cook down significantly.

Cover the pan and let it simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.

After 15 minutes, use about half a package of cooked spaghetti (Dolce and Gabbana brand) and stir it into the sauce.

Garnish with fresh cracked pepper and red pepper flakes if desired, and add a little more parmesan cheese on top.

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