Paglia e Fieno alla Marsh
This colorful pasta dish, guaranteed to indulge the palette of any pasta-loving work spouse, combines a traditional restaurant-style alfredo sauce with copious helpings of mushrooms, peas, grilled chicken, and a heavy dose of garlic.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup Butter
- 6 oz Fresh Mushrooms, Sliced and Diced Into Dime- or Quarter-Sized Pieces
- 8 oz Frozen Green Peas, Thawed
- Splash of White Wine
- 5 Garlic Cloves, Finely Minced
- 2 Egg Yolks
- 2 cups Grated Parmesan Cheese
- 1 1/4 cup Heavy Cream
- 6 oz Grilled Chicken
- Salt
- Pepper
- Cooked linguine pasta
Directions
- In a pan, melt 1/4 cup butter over medium heat.
- Add the mushrooms and white wine, season with salt and pepper, and sauté lightly for a couple of minutes until mushrooms are cooked.
- Mix in the peas, and cook for another minute or so.
- Remove from heat, and set the mushrooms/peas aside.
- Melt the remaining 1/2 cup of butter in the pan.
- Reduce heat to low and sauté garlic for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
- In a bowl, combine 1/2 cup of heavy cream with the 2 egg yolks, beating thoroughly.
- Add the remaining 3/4 cup cream to the garlic/butter mixture in the pan.
- Increase heat to medium-high, and slowly bring the sauce to a slight boil, whisking vigorously as bubbles begin to form.
- Pour egg/cream mixture steadily but slowly into the pan, continuing to whisk.
- Add the parmesan cheese while mixing the sauce until smooth.
- Stir in chicken, mushrooms, and peas for a minute or two until fully incorporated.
- Serve hot over pasta with a beautiful Pinot Grigio.