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Chicken Caesar Pasta

Chicken Caesar Pasta

All the amazing flavors of a classic caesar salad, but with pasta instead. And I don't mean as in a 'pasta salad' (my least favorite thing to eat btw). I mean warm...exactly how pasta was intended to be eaten.

Serves 2-3

Ingredients

  • 1 large, or 2 small chicken breasts
  • Olive oil
  • Dijon mustard
  • Kosher salt & coarse ground black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1/3 cup panko breadcrumbs
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 2 ounces parmesan cheese, grated plus extra for serving
  • Juice of 1/2 lemon
  • 1.5 tablespoons Dijon mustard
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire
  • 1/2 pound pasta: bucatini, spaghetti, fettucini, linguini - whatever you like
  • 1 tablespoon garlic paste
  • 1 tablespoon anchovy paste
  • 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1/4 teaspoon fresh black pepper

Directions

  1. Flatten chicken to an even thickness (so it cooks evenly), rub each with some Dijon and olive oil, season with salt & pepper and cook anyway you like: grill, pan, oven - it's all good, just pull it at roughly 160 degrees and set aside
  2. Heat butter over medium high heat in a small pan, and when melted add the panko and garlic powder - cook, stirring often until browned and crispy - set aside
  3. In a bowl combine parmesan, lemon juice, 1.5 tablespoons of Dijon, the egg and Worcestershire - whisk well and set aside
  4. Start cooking your pasta, but about a minute less than the package says
  5. When the pasta is almost done, heat a large pan over medium and add 1 tablespoon of olive oil, the garlic & anchovy pastes, red pepper and black pepper - mix well to combine and turn down the heat a bit
  6. Slowly stir about 1/3 cup of the cooking pasta water into the parmesan & lemon juice combo - mix well then add to the pan stirring to combine into a sauce
  7. Take the pasta out of the pot and add to the pan, mixing well to coat with the sauce - now you can add a little more pasta water at a time to get the sauce to the consistency you like
  8. When it's there, plate (or bowl), top with more parmesan, some breadcrumbs and finally chicken cut up however you like
  9. Buon appetito!