Makeover Garlic Chicken Spaghetti
For Judy Crawford of Deming, New Mexico, the special meal for her family is Garlic Chicken Spaghetti. It's got a very special feel with sun-dried tomatoes, mushrooms and white wine.
Ingredients
- 1 package (1 pound) spaghetti
- 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes (not packed in oil)
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1/4 cup olive oil, divided
- 2-3/4 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
- 5 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 1/2 cup white wine or additional reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Reviews
Excellent. I suggest serving over pasta instead of trying to combine it all. Loved it.
My family loves this dish. A few changes I made was substituting the dried tomatoes for fresh, because I never have dried on hand, and I skip the white wine and use more chicken broth for the same reason, and I subst. oregano for the basil since no one here likes that herb. This dish is also delicious without the chicken as a meatless meal. Highly recommended.
The first meal was just ok but the following day it was awesome!
I have a gluten intolerance, so I used rice noodles and skipped the flour and garlic salt. I added in cornstarch with the broth to thicken. Even my husband liked it!
A regular on our menu.
Very good, will be added to my rotation of recipes. However, I wouldn't consider this a "quick" recipe. It's quick once food prep is finished, but took me about 1.5 hours total from start to end.
The cooked chicken was out of this world when I snuck a piece of it, but I wasn't too impressed by the the whole dish when it was put together with the sauce. Perhaps because I didn't have sun-dried tomatoes, but be forewarned if you are replacing with fresh/canned that the taste is sorely lacking. Still good, still would make it again, just not nearly as good as I thought it would be. I WILL be very inclined to simply cook the chicken the way the recipe suggests, that was REALLY good!
The recipe calls for Pasta,you can up the fiber intake with whole-wheat pasta!
This recipe is just delicious. My oldest daughter requests it often. I often substitute a can of diced tomatoes for the sundried tomatoes and it is just as yummy.
I thought 1 lb of spaghetti was too much. The next time I make this dish, I'm going to try 12 ounces instead. Otherwise, we loved the flavors of this dish! I used whole wheat instead of all-purpose flour and whole wheat pasta.