Thyme-Mint Chicken Pasta

By lihui

6 Person

40 Minutes

0 Calories

Cubed chicken sauteed in olive oil, served with pasta in a creamy sauce infused with thyme, mint, and honey. This is a quick and easy chicken pasta with a cream sauce infused with thyme, mint, and lemon. What a great flavor combination! And the kicker is that by the time the pasta water has come to a boil and the pasta is cooked, everything else is ready too, making for a filling, tasty midweek meal.

Ingredients

1 tsp. Sherry vinegar
2 tsp. Honey
1 tsp. Lemon zest
1 1/2 tbsp. Chopped fresh thyme
2 tbsp. Chopped fresh spearmint
1 cup Heavy whipping cream
3/4 cup Chicken stock
3/4 cup Dry white wine
Freshly ground black pepper
Salt
1 pound Boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch cubes
2 tbsp. Olive oil
1 pound Pasta

Method

01

Heat 4 quarts of salted water (1 Tbsp of salt for every 2 quarts) in a large pot for the pasta.
02

As the water heats, prepare the chicken. Heat olive oil in a large skillet on medium high. Season the chicken pieces generously with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
03

Add the chicken pieces to the hot pan, spreading them out initially and then not stirring them, so they have an opportunity to brown. Once lightly browned on one side, use tongs to flip the pieces over so they brown on the second side.
04

When pieces are browned on both sides, and just cooked through, remove to a paper towel lined plate.
05

Deglaze the pan with white wine. Use a wooden spoon to scrape up the browned bits from the bottom of the pan.
06

Add the chicken stock and let liquids reduce by half (turn up the heat if necessary). Add the cream, mint, thyme, lemon zest, honey, salt, and vinegar. Reduce the sauce by half again.
07

Once the pasta water is boiling, add the pasta and cook following directions on pasta package.
08

When pasta is ready, reserve a half cup of the pasta cooking water, and drain the pasta. Add the pasta to the cream sauce when cream sauce has been reduced by half and can thickly coat a spoon.
09

Add chicken to the pasta and sauce. Add more salt and pepper to taste (be generous with both!) Add back some of the reserved pasta water if after a few minutes the pasta needs more liquid to loosen it.
10

Serve immediately. Garnish with a little chopped fresh mint and thyme.

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Thyme-Mint Chicken Pasta

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01 Information

Grade easy
Serving 6 servings
Prep Time 15 Mins
Cook Time 25 Mins
Total Time 40 Mins

02 Ingredients

1 tsp. Sherry vinegar

2 tsp. Honey

1 tsp. Lemon zest

1 1/2 tbsp. Chopped fresh thyme

2 tbsp. Chopped fresh spearmint

1 cup Heavy whipping cream

3/4 cup Chicken stock

3/4 cup Dry white wine

Freshly ground black pepper

Salt

1 pound Boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch cubes

2 tbsp. Olive oil

1 pound Pasta

03 Method

Step 1

Heat 4 quarts of salted water (1 Tbsp of salt for every 2 quarts) in a large pot for the pasta.

Step 2

As the water heats, prepare the chicken. Heat olive oil in a large skillet on medium high. Season the chicken pieces generously with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

Step 3

Add the chicken pieces to the hot pan, spreading them out initially and then not stirring them, so they have an opportunity to brown. Once lightly browned on one side, use tongs to flip the pieces over so they brown on the second side.

Step 4

When pieces are browned on both sides, and just cooked through, remove to a paper towel lined plate.

Step 5

Deglaze the pan with white wine. Use a wooden spoon to scrape up the browned bits from the bottom of the pan.

Step 6

Add the chicken stock and let liquids reduce by half (turn up the heat if necessary). Add the cream, mint, thyme, lemon zest, honey, salt, and vinegar. Reduce the sauce by half again.

Step 7

Once the pasta water is boiling, add the pasta and cook following directions on pasta package.

Step 8

When pasta is ready, reserve a half cup of the pasta cooking water, and drain the pasta. Add the pasta to the cream sauce when cream sauce has been reduced by half and can thickly coat a spoon.

Step 9

Add chicken to the pasta and sauce. Add more salt and pepper to taste (be generous with both!) Add back some of the reserved pasta water if after a few minutes the pasta needs more liquid to loosen it.

Step 10

Serve immediately. Garnish with a little chopped fresh mint and thyme.

04 Author