21 December, 2020
Chicken Breast with Pancetta Cream and Peas
Chicken with Pancetta Cream and Peas
I have been pulling this one out for special dinners for years. A bit challenging but worth the effort.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1½ oz pancetta, chopped
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken thighs can also use breasts
- ⅓ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
- ½ cup dry white wine
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 2 tbsp mascarpone cheese
- 2 tbsp water
- 2 tsp flour
- 1 cup frozen green peas, thawed
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat.
- Cook garlic in hot oil for 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Remove garlic using a slotted spoon and set aside.
- Increase heat to medium-high. saute pancetta for 4 minutes or until crisp.
- Remove pancetta with a slotted spoon and set aside pancetta.
- Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper and, using the same pan, saute 4 minutes on each side. Remove chicken from pan and set aside.
- Add wine and bring to a boil, scrape up the brown bits to incorporate them into the sauce.as you stir. Cook until the liquid is almost gone (about 3 minutes).
- Return chicken to pan.
- Add chicken stock and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, cover, and cook for 6 minutes or until chicken is done. Remove chicken from pan.
- Add mascarpone to pan and whisk until smooth.
- Combine water and flour and whisk them together until smooth.
- Add flour mixture to pan and bring to a boil. Cook 2 minutes.
- Add pancetta, garlic, and peas. Heat through.
- Serve sauce over chicken.
Notes
This makes the most amazing sauce. I usually about double the amount of sauce this makes because I serve it with fettuccine noodles and I love to slather the sauce on both the chicken and the noodles. I have been known to also saute a few onions into this.
One thought on : 1
We made this delicious recipe, and it wasn’t too difficult because the instructions are clear. We had never used pancetta or mascarpone, so it was a new adventure. Brought back fond memories of the French farmhouse where Jay prepared this for us, and Deano provided cocktails.