Spaghetti felt too aggressive tonight, and alfredo just wasn’t in the stars. We’ve got a damn rosa sauce on the menu y’all! As I write this I don’t even think this is worth it’s own post, but I’m just documenting meals so I can make dinner ideas easier to find at this point.
INGREDIENTS:
- chicken thighs
- tomato sauce
- cream
- 3-4 garlic cloves
- pasta of your choice (angel hair gang stand up)
- basil
- parmesan
- chicken broth (preferably better than buillion)
- shallots
- dealer’s choice of seasonings
STEP 1: toss chicken thighs in a bowl with a generous amount of olive oil and seasonings.
STEP 2: while they sit, heat your pan to medium high
STEP 3: sear chicken thighs evenly on pan. let them develop a golden crust before flipping
STEP 4: preheat oven to 400 to transfer chicken once finished searing
STEP 5: in same pan from chicken, lower heat and add minced shallots and garlic
STEP 6: boil pasta water. salt like the ocean. add pasta once boiling
STEP 7: once shallots and garlic soften, deglaze pan with a splash of chicken broth
STEP 8: add tomato sauce of your choice ( I use whatever’s on sale)
STEP 9: add in heavy cream gradually, trust your gut
STEP 10: once sauce thickens, add splash of pasta water
STEP 11: take chicken out of the oven and TEMP IT. not sure if I even mentioned to put the chicken in the oven to begin with, but, put it in and then take it out? idk
STEP 12: mix drained pasta into sauce and grate fresh parmesan
STEP 13: once pasta is mixed, plate up and add some basil
STEP 14: add chicken on top of pasta
STEP 15: pat yourself on the back for making essentially just chicken spaghetti with better PR. enjoy!
Refined Whimsy 
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