Linguini With Chicken Sun Dried Tomatoes And Arugula Ragu Recipes

Steps:

• Grill or bake the chicken breasts until medium-rare.
• Slice the chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces and reserve.
• Heat olive oil in a large stir-fry pan over high heat.
• Add garlic and stir-fry until golden but not burn't, about 1 minute.
• Immediately add tomatoes and chicken stock and heat to boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 3 minutes.
• Add arugula leaves and toss until they begin to wilt, about 30 seconds.
• Immediately toss in the chicken and cook for 30 seconds.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta in plenty of rapidly boiling, salted water until el dente.
• Drain well, and immediately add to the sauce.
• Toss thoroughly to entangle the arugula into the pasta strands.
• (Timing is critical. Make sure the pasta will be done immediately after adding the chicken to the sauce.) Cook 1 to 2 minutes longer until all ingredients are heated through.
• Serve immediately, sprinkling parmesan cheese over each serving.
• Arugula is a peppery leafy vegetable resembling spinach leaves with ragged edges.
• It is generally available during late spring and summer.
• If it is not available, substitute fresh spinach or a 50/50 blend of watercress leaves and spinach.

Steps:

• Preheat grill using medium heat. Fill a large pot with water, add 1 tsp sea salt, cover, and bring to a boil on high heat.
• Rinse chicken breasts with cold water and pat dry with paper towel. Trim excess fat from chicken and set aside. In shallow dish, combine olive oil, balsamic vinegar, ½ tsp sea salt, and ¼ tsp pepper. Dip chicken in olive oil mixture, using your hands to completely coat chicken. Grill 7 minutes on each side (14 minutes total) or until cooked through. Remove from heat, wrap in aluminum foil, and set aside.
• Melt butter over medium heat in skillet. Sauté minced garlic in butter 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat before garlic gets brown. Set aside.
• Add sun-dried tomatoes and linguini to boiling water and cook uncovered for 10-11 minutes. Stir every few minutes to keep pasta from sticking together. Drain and set aside.
• Add Ragu Creamy Mozzarella Sauce to cooked garlic and butter and heat over medium heat 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Set aside while you slice the grilled chicken into pieces 1-2" long by ½" wide.
• In large pasta serving dish, combine cooked linguini and sundried tomatoes with Ragu Creamy Mozzarella Sauce. Gently stir until all pasta is coated with sauce. Fold in chicken and arugula leaves. Sprinkle remaining ½ teaspoons salt, remaining ¼ teaspoons pepper, feta, and pine nuts on top of pasta.

Steps:

• Whisk 1/2 cup oil, vinegar, garlic and sugar in medium bowl to blend. Whisk in onion, tomatoes and 1/4 cup basil. Season dressing with salt and pepper. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle chicken on all sides with salt and pepper. Add chicken to skillet. Sauté until brown, about 3 minutes per side. Add broth, 1/2 cup dressing and 1/4 cup basil and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer uncovered until chicken is cooked through, about 3 minutes. Remove skillet from heat. Transfer chicken to work surface and slice thinly.
• Divide pasta among 4 plates. Top each with 1 sliced chicken breast half. Spoon pan juices over. Garnish with remaining 1/4 cup basil. Serve, passing remaining dressing separately.

Steps:

• Put the oil over a medium heat, and add the porcini mushrooms, the clove of garlic (crushed or finely chopped) and cook until lightly browned.
• Add mixed herbs, then add the rocket and wilt slightly.
• Cook the pasta until Al Dente, add the tomatoes and the mushrooms, toss.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Pile on 4 serving plates and garnish with shavings of parmesan.

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain.
• Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-low heat and cook garlic until translucent and fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add cherry tomatoes. Increase heat, cook, and stir until lightly browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Remove skillet from heat and mix in arugula. Mix in cooked spaghetti and drizzle with olive oil. Serve immediately with Parmesan cheese.

Steps:

• Cube 3 sticks very soft unsalted butter place in food processor, mix until butter just is beginning to combine. Through, top opening of processor add pasta sauce, paprika basil, sun dried tomatoes, shallot and garlic and chopped pine nuts save 2 ounces for garnish blend form log cool in refrigerator.
• In 8 Quart Dutch boiler combine 6 cups of water salt, pepper and olive oil. While waiting for water bring to boil. In the meantime brown egg plant in 20 inch skillet for 3 minutes place in dish allow to stay warm season with salt and pepper. Add pasta to boiling water cook for 4 to 5 minutes do not over cook or past will be to soft, drain and cool past in ice bath.
• Remove tomato butter form refrigerator cut 2 medallions place in 20 inch skillet heat melting add wine, heavy cream, and remaining pasta sauce reduce for 3 minutes until sauce thickens. Add Arugula and Spinach gently stir remove heat.
• 4. Place 6 pasta bowls in a row add heated pasta and greens garnish with sun dried tomatoes, parsley, chopped bacon, feta cheese, pine nuts and sprig of fresh basil serve immediately.

Steps:

• Cook pancetta in oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until browned and crisp, 6 to 10 minutes. Transfer pancetta with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain. Pour off all but 2 tablespoons fat from skillet. Add onion, garlic, and 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened and lightly browned, about 8 minutes. Stir in cream, sun-dried tomatoes, and pancetta and simmer until slightly thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat, then add arugula and stir until just wilted, about 1 minute.
• Meanwhile, cook penne in a pasta pot of well-salted boiling water until al dente. Reserve 1 cup cooking water, then drain pasta.
• Add pasta and cheese to skillet and toss with sauce. Thin sauce with some of reserved cooking water, then stir in basil.