Family pasta
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Finely mince the shallots.
- 2Finely mince the garlic.
- 3Drop the pasta into a pot of boiling water and cook it until it's ready.
- 4Grate the Parmesan cheese.
- 5Preheat a pan over medium heat and lay the seasoned chicken thighs skin side down.
- 6Cook the chicken until the skin is golden brown and crispy, then flip and cook until it reaches 160°F.
- 7Remove the cooked chicken from the pan.
- 8Drop the heat to medium-low, then add the butter and minced shallots to the pan and sauté for 3 minutes.
- 9Add the minced garlic and sauté until the shallots are translucent, which takes around 5 minutes.
- 10Add the flour and cook for 3 minutes, then gradually stream in the milk while whisking.
- 11Add the thyme and bay leaf to the sauce, bring it to a simmer, and cook for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- 12Remove the thyme and bay leaf from the sauce.
- 13Add the grated cheese to the sauce and whisk it in until melted.
- 14Add the cooked pasta to the sauce and mix well.
- 15Fold in the spinach just until it wilts.
- 16Adjust the salt and add a couple of tablespoons of milk if needed to adjust consistency.
- 17Transfer the pasta mixture to a baking dish.
- 18Nestle the chicken thighs into the pasta.
- 19Sprinkle more cheese on top of the dish.
- 20Pop the dish into the oven to reheat the chicken and ensure everything is hot.
- 21Finish it off with some chopped parsley and serve.
Ingredients
- 2 finely minced shallots
- 5 cloves finely minced garlic
- 4 tbsp butter
- 0.25 cup flour
- 3 cups milk
- 1 bay leaf
- 3 sprigs thyme
- 3 oz Parmesan
- chicken thighs
- 1 handful spinach
- chopped parsley
- 0.5 lb pasta shells
Equipment
potknifecutting boardgraterpanspatulawhiskbaking dishtongs
Tips
- Adding something green like broccoli or spinach to the meal is recommended.
- The chicken thighs are cooked in a pan to achieve crispy skin and then reheated in the oven with the pasta.
- Feel free to add more cheese if you prefer a cheesier dish.
- Adjust the salt and add a couple of tablespoons of milk if needed to adjust consistency before baking.
- At the restaurant, chicken would be cooked in the oven, but for smaller quantities, pan-frying is suitable.
- If the recipe calls for flour, you can cook it for 3 minutes to remove the raw flour taste.
- You can be creative with family meals and use leftover ingredients like beef trim to make dishes like Nikujaga.
- You can also make different pizzas at each station if you have the resources, such as pizza dough from pastry.
- Add the spinach until it just wilts into the pasta and sauce.
- You can use whatever cheese you like, or whatever you have, to grate on top of the meal.
- For the cheese, the chef uses Parmesan.
- For family meals, the food needs to be quick and taste good.
- Back at the restaurant, they would make a lot of pasta for family meals.
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