Creamy Chicken and Mushroom Pasta

Thermomix recipe: Creamy Chicken and Mushroom Pasta. Ready in 30 minutes. Serves 4. Step-by-step Thermomix instructions on Chef Amai.

Ingredients

• 100 g onion, quartered
• 2 cloves garlic
• 20 g olive oil
• 400 g chicken breast, cut into 2 cm pieces
• 200 g mushrooms, sliced
• 500 g chicken stock
• 300 g water
• 250 g short pasta (e.g., penne, fusilli)
• 150 g cooking cream (or full-fat cream)
• 50 g Parmesan cheese, grated
• 1/2 tsp salt, or to taste
• 1/4 tsp black pepper, or to taste
• Fresh parsley, chopped, for garnish

Instructions

1. Place onion and garlic into the mixing bowl. Chop 3 sec / Speed 5. Scrape down sides of bowl.
2. Add olive oil. Sauté 3 min / 120°C / Speed 1.
3. Add chicken pieces. Cook 5 min / 100°C / Reverse / Speed 1.
4. Add sliced mushrooms. Cook 3 min / 100°C / Reverse / Speed 1.
5. Add chicken stock, water, and pasta to the mixing bowl. Cook for the time indicated on the pasta package plus 2 minutes / 100°C / Reverse / Speed 1. For example, if pasta package says 10 minutes, cook for 12 minutes. Ensure pasta is submerged.
6. Pause during cooking (around halfway through pasta cooking time) to scrape down sides and bottom of the bowl with the spatula, ensuring no pasta is sticking and all ingredients are well combined. Check liquid level and add a splash more water if mixture appears too dry.
7. Add cooking cream, grated Parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper. Mix 1 min / 90°C / Reverse / Speed 1-2 to combine and thicken slightly.
8. Transfer the pasta to a serving dish. Garnish with fresh chopped parsley and serve immediately.

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