Many housewives love to cook Italian dishes because they are all very simple, fast, but at the same time tasty and mouth-watering. One of these dishes is pasta with oyster mushrooms. Spaghetti with mushrooms is a great solution for a casual dinner and for a festive feast. Such a recipe is suitable for those cases when you want to cook something special, but don’t want to spend time and precious time standing by the stove.
Oyster pasta in cream sauce with chicken
If you managed to find fresh oyster mushrooms in the supermarket or were fortunate enough to take a walk in the woods where you gathered these mushrooms on stumps, be sure to try cooking spaghetti with mushrooms and chicken meat in a creamy sauce. For cooking, you can take any pasta (not necessarily spaghetti), the main thing is that they are of high quality.
List of Essential Ingredients
You will need this set of products:
- 170 g of oyster mushrooms;
- 220 g spaghetti;
- bulb;
- 220 ml of heavy cream;
- 250 g chicken;
- 60 g of hard cheese;
- a pinch of salt;
- fresh greens;
- garlic - a pair of cloves;
- four tablespoons of sunflower oil;
- ground black pepper;
- spices to taste.
As you can see, the list of ingredients is quite accessible.
Features of cooking
The first step in making pasta with oyster mushrooms and chicken is to prepare the two main ingredients. It should be noted that oyster mushrooms have a rather rough and stiff leg, so it is better to use hats for cooking. Mushrooms must be washed, remove debris, if any, on the surface. Then oyster mushrooms are cut into small portions.
We’ll also wash the chicken breast under cool water, peel the skin, chop it with a small cube. Pour a small amount of sunflower oil into the pan. Fry mushrooms and chicken on it. In the process of frying, add a little salt, spices for chicken and black ground pepper. As soon as the mushrooms are browned, and the chicken breast slices are covered with a delicious crust, we spread the products on a plate. Finely chopped garlic takes their place in the pan. Fry it for a minute, and then add the onions in half rings to the garlic. Fry vegetables for several minutes.
Now it's time to combine all the ingredients. Stir the meat, mushrooms and fried vegetables. Fry for five minutes together, and then pour in the cream of fat. It is important to remember that cream should be at room temperature. They are recommended to be taken out of the refrigerator a few hours before cooking pasta with oyster mushrooms. After adding the liquid component, reduce the heat, close the pan with a lid and simmer for five minutes until the cream thickens.
We grate hard cheese on a fine grater. After the sauce with oyster mushrooms and chicken is ready, add the cheese and close the pan again with a lid.
How to cook pasta
Now let's move on to cooking spaghetti. Carefully read the instructions on the package. Add as much water to the pan as indicated. Typically, 80 g of pasta needs to pour 1 liter of water and add a spoonful of salt. When the water boils, add a couple of tablespoons of olive or vegetable oil. This is to ensure that the spaghetti do not stick together during cooking. Dip the pasta into boiling salted water.
Cooking spaghetti is recommended until half cooked. They should be slightly undercooked - al dente. This method of cooking pasta is considered not only correct, but also useful. Spaghetti is very tasty. Do not worry that you will serve guests crisp pasta on your teeth. Pasta with oyster mushrooms and chicken will be finally cooked when combined with hot sauce. Serving a meal is recommended with plenty of fresh herbs.
Spaghetti with mushrooms and chicken in tomato sauce
As we mentioned above, oyster mushroom pasta is a win-win option that can be successfully beaten by adding various ingredients. For example, instead of garlic cream sauce, you can use tomato. For cooking, you need a simple and inexpensive list of ingredients, which makes this dish even more advantageous.
What products will be required
You will need:
- 250 g paste of durum wheat;
- bulb;
- salt;
- garlic;
- 260 g chicken;
- 180 g of mushrooms;
- fresh basil;
- dried paprika;
- ground black pepper;
- tomato paste (better than home cooking);
- some sunflower oil.
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How to cook
Pasta with oyster mushrooms in tomato sauce is as easy to prepare as the cream option. For cooking, it is recommended to take a good tomato paste from the store or, much better, paste from your own bins. Homemade tomato sauce has far fewer harmful additives than store options. As for the pasta, you can take any spaghetti for cooking, the main thing is that they are made from durum wheat. Such pasta does not cook, it turns out to be very tasty and perfectly cooked to the state of al dente.
The first step in the recipe for oyster mushrooms is mushrooms. If you bought them in a store, then they are probably well cleaned and washed. If oyster mushrooms were collected with your own hands, then pay more attention to pre-treatment. Mushroom caps should be cleaned of dust, earth, twigs and leaves. This part will be used for cooking. The legs are stiff, so they can be ruthlessly cut off. But do not throw it away! Mushroom legs can be used to make a wonderful, rich, fragrant and very tasty mushroom broth.
Chicken fillet cut into small cubes. Peel the onions and cut into half rings. Garlic can be chopped with a knife or a press.
Second phase
When all the ingredients for the paste with oyster mushrooms are prepared, proceed to cooking. First you need to fry the garlic in a small amount of sunflower oil so that it gives it its flavor. When the garlic slices are lightly browned, take them out. Now fry the mushrooms. You can slightly salt them. After 5-7 minutes, add the chicken fillet to the mushrooms. After another five minutes, add the remaining spices.
Mix thoroughly. Fry mushrooms and meat until a fragrant crust appears. Once the two main ingredients are browned, add the onions. Fry for three minutes. Pour the indicated amount of tomato paste, mix and simmer for a few more minutes. Sprinkle with plenty of fresh herbs. Turn off the fire.
The spaghetti or pasta that you have chosen is cooked according to the recipe indicated on the package. The main thing is that they are slightly underdone to get the effect of al dente. Throw the pasta. When the water is drained, immediately mix the spaghetti with tomato sauce, let it stand for a while and serve.
Do not worry that the paste is undercooked. She will “get it” when combined with hot tomato sauce. We spread the dish on plates. For decoration, you can use green leaves (for example, basil), slices (half rings) of fresh tomatoes, as well as grated cheese.