Chicken Fusilli with Cream, Mushrooms and Spinach

Name: Chicken Fusilli with Cream, Mushrooms and Spinach
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Ingredients: 400 grams Fusilli pasta; 1 Onion; 10 milliliters Olive Oil; 500 grams Brown Mushroom; 30 grams Butter; 2 teaspoons Salt; 250 grams Chicken Fillet; ½ teaspoon Black Pepper; ½ teaspoon Turmeric; ½ teaspoon Cayenne Pepper; ½ teaspoon Sweet Paprika Powder; 120 milliliters Cooking Cream; 500 grams Spinach; 30 grams Parmesan Cheese

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Flora Petrova

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A comforting and rich pasta dish featuring tender cubes of spiced chicken fillet, golden-brown mushrooms, and wilted spinach. Tossed with fusilli in a velvety cream sauce and finished with a dusting of savory Parmesan cheese, this dish delivers a perfect balance of earthy and creamy flavors.

Allergens

Halal

2,560kcal

4 Portions · 1,940 g

Protein

152 g

Carbohydrates

308 g

Fat

75 g

Fiber

35 g

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Fusilli pasta400 grams
Onion1
Olive Oil10 milliliters
Brown Mushroom500 grams
Butter30 grams
Salt2 teaspoons
Chicken Fillet250 grams
Black Pepper½ teaspoon
Turmeric½ teaspoon
Cayenne Pepper½ teaspoon
Sweet Paprika Powder½ teaspoon
Cooking Cream120 milliliters
Spinach500 grams
Parmesan Cheese30 grams

Pasta Preparation

1
Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
2
Add 1 tsp of salt to the boiling water.
3
Add 400 g of fusilli pasta to the pot.
4
Cook the pasta, according to the packaging instructions until it is al dente.

Vegetable Preparation

5
Slice one onion into thin slices.
6
Wash 500 g of brown mushrooms.
7
Cut the washed mushrooms into slices.

Cooking Onions and Mushrooms

8
Heat 10 ml of olive oil in a pan over medium heat.
9
Fry the onion slices until they are soft.
10
Remove the onions from the pan.
11
Set the fried onions aside in a bowl.
12
Melt 15 g of butter in the same pan.
13
Add the mushrooms to the pan.
14
Season the mushrooms with 0.5 tsp of salt.
15
Fry the mushrooms until they are crispy and golden brown.
16
Remove the mushrooms from the pan.

Cooking Chicken and Sauce

17
Cut the 250 g chicken fillet first into slices.
18
And then cut the slices into small bite-size cubes.
19
Season the chicken cubes with 0.5 tsp of salt, 0.5 tsp of black pepper, 0.5 tsp of turmeric, 0.5 tsp of cayenne pepper, and 0.5 tsp of sweet paprika powder.
20
Melt 15 g of butter in the pan.
21
Add the seasoned chicken cubes to the pan.
22
Cook the chicken until it is fully cooked through.
23
Pour 120 ml of cooking cream into the pan with the chicken.
24
Add 500 g of spinach to the pan.
25
Cook the mixture until the spinach becomes soft.
26
Add the onions and mushrooms back into the pan.
27
Add the cooked fusilli pasta lastly and mix everything together.
28
Cook everything together for an additional 5 minutes.
5 min