Surprise!

We don't have a lot of surprises around here. If you know Steven the least bit you know that he's a man with a plan. I always say he wants to know what time we're leaving before we even arrive. There is one surprise that doesn't bother Steven and that is when I come up with something in the kitchen. A culinary surprise. Tonight was one of those nights. I don't have a name for this entree but I'm happy to take your suggestions. I'll do my best to recollect the recipe for you.

I started with 4 boneless skinless chicken breast. They had been marinating in balsamic vinegar for about 2 days. (This was an accident, I just didn't feel like cooking yesterday.)

Ingredient List:

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 cloves of garlic
1/2 cup of white wine.
1/2 cup of Half&Half
1/4 cup of freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1 package of whole what pasta (Any type, short or long will do.)
4-5 large handfuls of spinach
Salt and Pepper

Saute the chicken in a heated pan fabout 4-5 minutes each side. Make sure you really get the chicken a good sear. The flavor you'll experience is outta this world, but I digress.

Remove the chicken from the pan and add the 2 cloves of chopped garlic and saute for a minute or so.
Add the wine to deglaze the pan and let it reduce to almost half. After this add the spinach and allow it to just wilt.
In the meantime get some pasta water going.
After the spinach is just wilted add the half&half and cheese a little salt and a little pepper.
Allow this to simmer for about 10 minutes.
(Note: my sauce was a little thin so I added a small bit of roux; flour and butter mashed together.)

Drain pasta and place in large bowl, pour cream and spinach in and combine gently. Serve with chicken and bon appetit!
















This was so good it's going on our regular menu. No more surprises around this house.