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Chicken chipotle pasta

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Ingredients
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  • pasta
  • salt
Salt the boiling water, add the pasta and cook it to the package direction, stirring.
  • 1 cup pasta water
Reserve one cup of the pasta water, drain the pasta and set it aside.
Slice the chicken breasts in half.
Seasoned flour coating for the chicken
  • 4 whole chicken breast
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • 1½ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp chipotle pepper
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp oregano
Mix the flour with the salt, black pepper, chipotle pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and oregano.
Coat each piece of chicken completely in the flour mixture and shake off the excess.
  • 2 tbsp butter
Melt the butter with the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
  • 2 tbsp oil
Cook the chicken three minutes on each side, then remove, cover and rest it.
  • oil
  • 2 cloves garlic cloves
  • 3 whole chipotle peppers
  • 6 whole sundried tomatoes
Drop the heat to medium low, add a little more oil, then the minced garlic, the chipotle peppers and the sundried tomatoes for a few seconds.
Once the garlic smells, stir in two teaspoons of the leftover flour mixture.
  • 2 tsp flour mixture
  • 2½ cup heavy cream
  • 1 can media crema
Mix in the heavy cream, the reserved pasta water and the can of media crema.
  • 1 tbsp chicken bouillon
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • ½ tsp chipotle powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
Season with chicken bouillon, salt, black pepper, chipotle powder, onion powder and garlic powder.
Bring to a simmer until thickened, then taste and adjust the salt and chipotle.
  • 1 cup Parmesan cheese
Add the Parmesan and let it melt.
Melting in Parmesan and adding pasta
Add the pasta, mix it through the sauce and hold it on the lowest heat.
Plate the pasta, cut the rested chicken into strips and lay it on top.
  • Parmesan cheese
  • chopped cilantro
  • garlic bread
Top with more Parmesan and chopped cilantro or parsley; serve with garlic bread.
Taste test