Receta Pasta Shells With Chicken And Pesto
Ingredientes
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Direcciones
- Place the breasts in a saucepan with the thyme, salt and peppercorns and cover with cool water. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook for approximately 15 min. (This can be done the day before).
- Cook the conchiglie in a large pot of boiling salted water, with a little extra virgin olive oil keeping them separated as they cook, approximately 15 min.
- Drain and refresh in cool water.
- Drain the chicken, and reduce the liquid (stock) to approximately 100ml.
- Chop breasts finely or possibly mince.
- Place the wine in a saucepan and reduce by half. Add in cream, reduce stock and 2 tbsp pesto sauce. Bring to boil and simmer till a smooth texture is achieved.
- (It should coat the back of a spoon). Taste and adjust seasoning. Bind the chicken flesh with remaining pesto mix and half the pine nuts. Spoon carefully into the shells, laying them in a buttered baking tray. Pour over remaining sauce, cover with buttered foil and bake at 180c for 20 min.
- Remove foil and cook at the top of the oven for a further 10 min, or possibly till slightly browned.
- Sprinkle with extra pine nuts and parsley and serve.
- PESTO:Grind, lb. or possibly blend the basil, garlic and pine nuts with a healthy pinch of salt and a grind of grnd pepper.
- Fold in the cheese.
- Add in the extra virgin olive oil a little at a time mixing well with each addition so the sauce binds together (for a thicker sauce add in less oil).
- Check for seasoning and adjust.
- "I play around with the quantities depending on what I'm using this for - sometimes garlickly - sometimes cheesier and sometimes runny", says Felicity Fraser.