Saturday, April 30, 2011

Taste Like Chicken

I love to cook and my sister loves to shop for seasonings and spices so they look pretty in her cabinet. She picked up this new seasoning called Garlic & Herb. And it is Salt Free! I thought great, let's try it...
We whipped up a recipe from the items I found in her fridge and cabinets. What you will need:
  • 4 small tomatoes
  • 1/2 pack of mushrooms
  • 1lb of fettuccine noodles
  • 1 jar of alfredo sauce
  • 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1. Wash and cut the chicken breasts into nice bite size chunks. Heat the sauce pan on medium high, and add 1 tsp of olive oil. Wait for that sizzle and drop the chicken into the pan. Coat each side of the chicken in the pan with the olive oil and a few shakes of the perfect pinch Garlic & Herb Seasoning.


2. Boil the pot of water for the fettuccine noodles. Tip: add a few pinches of salt to the water so the noodles do not stick.

3. Wash and chop the tomatoes and mushrooms into nice bite size pieces.  On medium heat, add 1 tsp olive oil. Always remember to make sure the pan is heated before placing food into it.  Add a pinch of salt to the tomatoes. * I like to take the middle of the tomato out, the gooey part. it adds a lot of extra water. Brown the tomatoes and mushrooms. Don't put it up to high, you want them to cook down slowly.

4. About this time the water should be boiling, so you can drop in your fettuccine noodles. You will be multi tasking will cooking. Make sure to stir the pasta. As the pasta is boiling, you can check the chicken and flip it so that it browns on both sides. After the pasta boils, drain it in a strainer. You can put the pasta back into that pot. * I like to put a little bit of the sauce directly from the can into the bottom of the pot, take the pot OFF the head, and put the pasta back in, stirring the sauce it to coat the pasta.

5.  Put a few tbspn of Alfredo sauce into the pan with the tomatoes and mushrooms after they have browned.

6. You are ready to eat! Put the pasta on your plate or in a bowl and pile on the chicken and the tomatoe & mushroom mixture. I didn't take a final photo, I was too impatient and hungry!

Enjoy xo Liz Zania