Ingredients: |
Ingredients: CHICKEN
2 medium chicken breats (approx. 1 pound) sliced horizontally through the equator, pounded to an even thickness
4 cups warm water (optional for brine)
1/4 cup kosher salt (optional for brine)
2 1/2 tb oil from sun-dried tomatoes divided
1/2 tsp each garlic powder, onion powder
1/4 tsp each salt, pepper
PASTA
1lb spaghetti
1 tb oil from sun-dried tomatoes jar
2 tb unsalted butter
1 large shallot (chopped about 1/2 cup)
4 oz sun-dried tomatoes in oil *rinsed, chopped into strips (1 heaping cup)
4 garlic cloves (minced)
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
3 Tb all-purpose
1/4 cup white wine
1 1/2 cup chicken broth
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Directions: |
Directions:1. Combine warm water and kosher salt together in a glass dish. Stir until the salt dissolves. Add chicken and let sit at room temperature for 1 hour while you prep the rest of your ingredients.
2. Whisk together seasonings, garlic powder, oinon powder, salt, pepper. Drizzle evenly with 1/2 Tb of sun dried tomato olive oil then rub with half of seasonings. Flip chicken over and repeat using remaining seasonings.
3. Heat 2 Tbs of sun-dried tomato oilive oil in very large skillet with sides over edium high heat. Once very hot, add chicken and cook, undisturbed 3-4 minutes, or until nicely browned on one side. Turn chicken over, cover, and reduce heat to medium. Cook for approximately 3-5 minutes more minutes (depending on thickness of chicen) or until chicken is cooked through. Remove to a cutitng board and tent with foil, do not clean out pan. Wait until ready to serve to slice chicken.
4. Melt 2 Tbs butter in t Tbs sun-dried tomato oil over medium-low heat n the same skille4t. Add sun-dried tomatoes and shallots and sauteé 3-4 minutes, until shallots are tender, scrape up any brown bits left from chicken. Add garlic, and red pepper flakes (if using) and cook while tirring for 1 minute (it will be thick)
5. Turn heat to low then slowly whisk in chicken broth stirring constantly unitl smooth and simmer until thickened, stirring often, add chopped basil and stir.
6. Stir pasta until well coated.
7. Slice chicken and arrange on individual plates with helping of spaghetti.
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