I am normally not a fan of artichokes but I haven’t tried them in a few years so I decided to put on my big girl panties and give it a whirl.
The things I do for you people!
INGREDIENTS
8 chicken legs or thighs
Salt and pepper, to taste
3 tablespoons olive oil
16 ounces white mushrooms, sliced
5 garlic cloves, minced
½ cup white wine (or more to taste)
2 cups chicken broth
1 14.5oz can artichoke hearts, drained , rinsed, and patted dry
1 cup heavy cream
Freshly chopped chives to taste
Freshly grated parmesan
16oz pasta, cooked and drained
DIRECTIONS
Salt and pepper the chicken pieces.
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet (or dutch oven) over medium-high heat then add the chicken pieces and brown for 1 to 2 minutes. Remove the chicken from skillet.
Add the sliced mushrooms to the pan with the garlic, then stir it around and cook for a couple of minutes.
Add the wine and cook for a minute while it evaporates.
Pour in the chicken broth—you should have enough for it to be very liquidy.
Stir to deglaze the pan, then add the chicken back to the pan.
Add the artichoke hearts.
Put the lid on the skillet and continue cooking over medium-low heat (or in a 375 degree oven) for 30 minutes, checking to make sure the chicken broth doesn’t completely evaporate. (Add more as needed). This is also the time you want to get your pasta water on to heat up so your pasta is cooked in time.
Remove the lid and reduce the heat to low. Remove the chicken from the pan and pour in the cream then stir to distribute it.
Add the chives, then add chicken back to pan. Put the lid on the pan again and cook for an additional 10 minutes to thicken the sauce.
Stir and check the seasonings, adding salt and pepper to taste.
Pour everything over the cooked pasta and top with more chives and parmesan.
Honestly? I wasn’t a fan. I was right on the artichoke front, so I didn’t eat those. I also found that the sauce was not thick enough to coat the pasta, so the pasta felt a bit dry and the sauce was just really liquidy. I have no idea if maybe I did something wrong in the cooking process, but this meal just didn’t work for me. If anyone else has made it I would be really interested in hearing what your experience with it was – especially if you like artichokes.
Oh well, I can’t win them all!
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