{"id":458,"date":"2022-09-09T16:56:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T16:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inthekitchenwithvesna.com\/?post_type=cp_recipe&p=458"},"modified":"2022-09-28T18:10:46","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T18:10:46","slug":"chicken-tenders-in-a-sun-dried-tomato-sauce-with-rigatoni-pasta","status":"publish","type":"cp_recipe","link":"https:\/\/inthekitchenwithvesna.com\/?cp_recipe=chicken-tenders-in-a-sun-dried-tomato-sauce-with-rigatoni-pasta","title":{"rendered":"Chicken Tenders in a Sun Dried Tomato Sauce with Rigatoni Pasta"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is quick week night dinner without a lot steps and can be made in one deep sauce pan and one pot for cooking the pasta. Makes for very satisfying dinner with juicy chicken and pasta in mild cream sauce.<\/h2>\n

Ingredients<\/h3>\n
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1<\/span> lb<\/span> rigatoni pasta<\/span><\/div>\n
1<\/span> <\/span> \u20132 pounds organic boneless chicken breast tenders<\/span><\/div>\n
Salt and fresh ground pepper <\/span><\/div>\n
3<\/span> tbsp<\/span> olive oil<\/span><\/div>\n
4<\/span> <\/span> garlic cloves roughly chopped<\/span><\/div>\n
1<\/span> tsp<\/span> sweet paprika<\/span><\/div>\n
¼<\/span> tsp<\/span> crushed red pepper flakes (this can be omitted if you don\u2019t want spice to the dish)<\/span><\/div>\n
-7 whole sun dried tomatoes on oil finely chopped.<\/span><\/div>\n
1<\/span> cup<\/span> heavy cream<\/span><\/div>\n
1<\/span> cup<\/span> half and half cream<\/span><\/div>\n
1<\/span> cup<\/span> reserved pasta water<\/span><\/div>\n
2<\/span> tbsp<\/span> chopped fresh basil plus more for garnishing the finished dish<\/span><\/div>\n
1<\/span> cup<\/span> shredded Fontina cheese <\/span><\/div>\n
½<\/span> cup<\/span> grated Parmesan cheese, plus more to sprinkle on individual servings<\/span><\/div>\n
Salt and pepper to taste<\/span><\/div>\n
Chopped fresh parsley & Shaved Parmesan pieces for serving.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Directions<\/h3>\n
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Pat the chicken dry with paper towels, season both sides with salt, pepper and paprika.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Heat a large saut\u00e9 pan on medium heat, once the pan is hot add the olive oil, and the seasoned chicken tenders to the pan. Cook the tenders 5 minutes per side, only turn once so the chicken develops a golden color. Sprinkle the crushed red pepper flakes. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Meanwhile boil the water, season with salt and cook the pasta just until al dente. Reserve 1 cup pasta water.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Add the sun dried tomatoes, heavy cream, half & half cream, and pasta water to the pan with the chicken tenders, increase the heat to medium high and cook until the creams come to a light simmer. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Add basil to the pan and stir in and simmer for a couple of minutes.
\nDrain the pasta and add it to the sauce, gently fold in the shredded Fontina and then the Parmesan cheese and let simmer for 2 minutes so the pasta can absorb some of the sauce and thicken. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Transfer to a large serving bowl, add some shaved Parmesan strips and the reserved chopped basil. Serve table side with extra grated Parmesan cheese for individual serving options.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":461,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","recipe_category":[16],"class_list":["post-458","cp_recipe","type-cp_recipe","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","cp_recipe_category-pasta"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inthekitchenwithvesna.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/cooked_recipe\/458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inthekitchenwithvesna.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/cooked_recipe"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inthekitchenwithvesna.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/cp_recipe"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inthekitchenwithvesna.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inthekitchenwithvesna.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=458"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inthekitchenwithvesna.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inthekitchenwithvesna.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cp_recipe_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inthekitchenwithvesna.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Frecipe_category&post=458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}