Cheddar Chicken Penne
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter, divided
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken, cut into strips
- 4 green onions, sliced
- 2 tart cooking apples, thinly sliced
- 1 pinch ground nutmeg
- salt and pepper
- 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 1 1⁄2 cups 35% whipping cream
- 1⁄2 cup cranberries, dried
- 12 ounces penne (or other short pasta)
- 1 cup old cheddar cheese, shredded
- fresh chives, chopped
directions
- In a large skillet, melt half of the butter over medium-high heat; brown chicken strips in batches, transfer to a bowl.
- Add remaining butter to skillet. Add green onions, apples, nutmeg, 3/4 teaspoons salt and 1/4 teaspoons pepper; cook, stirring for about 3 minutes or until softened.
- Add vinegar, scraping any bits stuck to the pan. Stir in cream and cranberries; bring to boil.
- Reduce heat and boil gently, strring often, for about 3 minutes or until slightly thickened.
- Meanwhile, in a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook pasta for about 10 minutes or until tender but firm. Drain and return to pot.
- Add chicken and any accumulated juices to sauce; simmer for about 3 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink inside. Pour over cooked pasta and sprinkle with cheese.
- Season with salt and pepper. Serve sprinkled with chives.
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