Yes, the fam can never get enough pasta. This one sounded like it had just the right amount of cheese…and wine. I think I had a Viognier on hand – which was completely drowned out so it didn’t matter that I didn’t use the recommended Sauvignon Blanc. Also, see my italics, some of the ingredients were not in the Preparation section! OMG I had to add them in myself:
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Ingredients:
- 4-6 chicken breasts
- 1/3 cup butter
- 2/3 cup white wine (Sauvignon Blanc works especially well due to the herbaceous character- or Viognier!)
- 2 10 oz. or one 14 oz. can(s) cream of mushroom soup
- 4 oz. cream cheese
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 finely chopped green onions
- 1 package of dry Italian salad dressing mix (cool, right?)
- 16 oz. pasta – linguine works very well
- Sun-dried tomatoes (lazy=skipped!)
- Parmesan cheese
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Melt butter in large pot and stir in package of Italian salad dressing mix. (This is where I sauteed the green onions, garlic and added in 8 oz of fresh mushrooms) Next stir in wine, mushroom soup and cream cheese until well-blended. Continue to heat (without boiling) mixture for about 5 minutes, sauce should be creamy and all cream cheese should be melted in. (Double check that the cream cheese melts – it can get hidden!) Place chicken in single layer in baking dish (I sprayed with a little cooking spray.) and pour the above mixture over. Cook for 50-55 minutes. Cook pasta about 15 minutes (9 minutes per my linguine box – and it gets gluey in this sauce!) before chicken is done. Drain pasta and serve chicken and sauce over the linguine. Top with sun-dried tomatoes and parmesan cheese. Don’t forget to save some of the white wine to complement dinner! (We finished the wine but then we also enjoyed this with our usual Domaine de Canton ginger martini!)
http://wine.about.com/od/howwineismade/r/italpastarecipe.htm
Sounds like an easy and awesome meal that could be made during the week!
It was Shawn! Though, as an armchair writer and not a wandering wino, any day of the week works for me! Do you have any great recipes with wine to share?