Creamy Paprika & Parmesan Smoked Chicken Pasta with Mushrooms
September 7, 2010 in Uncategorized
Well at least Im only 2 days late with this challenge – Im getting better at this… 
As per Inspirations Challenge of laaast week…. making a 5 ingredient pasta. So last night when I finally got around to making it, I couldnt remember for the life of me – does the pasta count as an ingredient too??
Anyhoo, here is my shot… quite a mouthful:
Creamy Paprika & Parmasan Smoked Chicken Pasta with mushrooms
(served 2 for dinner, plus 1 lunch box)
Tagliatelle, prepared as per package instructions (about 1/2 a packet)
2 smallish garlic cloves, chopped finely
good handful (or 2) mixed mushrooms (button & brown) chopped
2 x smoked chicken breasts , cubed
approx 200ml cream
1 teaspoon paprika (I mixed half plain/normal paprika & half smoked paprika)
* approx 1 cup grated parmesan, leave a bit to top the pasta with (also just excessive garnish really…lol)
* dried chives for garnishing
* seasoning: salt & pepper (they dont count as ingredients…)
1. In a frying pan, heat a bit of olive oil (just a small blob, does nothing for the taste of this, but you dont want your garlic to stick to the pan now either)
2. Add to the heated oil the finely chopped garlic and fry just a wee bit.
3. Then add the mushrooms and fry until about halfway done,
4. Add the cubed smoked chicken and stir well
5. Bring the heat down and add the cream (because I limited myself with ingredient, I would next time add either milk or stock with the cream, cream alone is a bit rich…)
6. Heat thru (dont boil or the cream might split), and add the paprika & parmesan
7. Again limited myself with ingredients – a bit of maizina or flour to thicken the sauce would be just fine *here*
8. Check your seasoning and stir in about a teaspoon of chives
9. Dish up your pasta, with the creamy chicken mix/sauce and top with extra parmesan.
Variations: Swop the chicken with Bacon bits or smoked salmon (with the salmon, leave out the paprika & mushrooms perhaps add a bit of lemon and perhaps some asparagus?), a veggie version – why??? hehe 
Just kidding, mushrooms, sweet peppers, courgettes, asparagus and peas – if you really really want to! 
It was very much niceness!!
In other developments… I also made Carey’s Beer Bread (or Rock Salt Cake..)
I didnt have any time thyme and used Rosemary as a replacement – absolutely divine! Hubs didnt even mind me using his beer for this! For the recipe just ‘click’ on Carey’s link above! We had this on Saterday with a yummy green salad and steak, with a creamy redwine & mustard sauce! I will post this tomorrow…’cos I like to keep you hanging!!! hehe 
Have a fabulous day!!
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PS: REMEMBER TO GO VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITES IN THE SA BLOG AWARDS .We have Potjie in the Indiginous Language Category, Nina, Janice and Ally in the Best Food & Wine Blog Category!! GO…GO NOW…GO VOTE AGAIN!!!! Im watching you!!!
sharonsmit said on September 7, 2010
Apologies for the font bungling… wasnt me!! Im not testing your eye sight! *sigh*
chantellebeyers said on September 7, 2010
Your pasta looks YUMMY!! What did you do with the 50ml cream that was left in the tub???
*makes note to check for steak dish notification then dashes off to cast her Blog Awards votes for the day*
sharonsmit said on September 7, 2010
Hehe – that was used on Sat evening for the steak sauce! Will share it tomorrow… I must say the 200ml is a serious guess though…could have been less! hehe
*steak notification should go out tomorrow… good on you to go vote!! Are you ever gonna blog again?? *asked with big weeepy eyes**
Gaby866 said on September 7, 2010
anything with wine and cream goes down velllly well with me ! … and blog voting.. AM ON IT !
Zabwan said on September 7, 2010
Haha….we are on the same page! I like this gorgeous rich cheesy smoked chicken version very much, YUM!!!!
*off to vote before Shaz gives me the evil eye*
sharonsmit said on September 7, 2010
Seems chicken is the flavor of today!! Our readers might think this is a conspiracy! hehehe
It was very rich – was tempted to add some wine, milk or stock just to make a bit more ‘healthier’… hehe 
*Im shocked!! I dont give evil eyes… but hubs tells me I have a Whole Evil Facial Expression, he just knows he’s in the shizz if I hand him one of those! So watch it!! hehe
tic tok till I can vote again! *
sharonsmit said on September 7, 2010
Me too! And its seems today is the day for creamy and winey chicken dishes!!
Please please dont forget to vote again tomorrow!! (every 24hrs you’re allowed) and we’re trying to drum up some support for the ‘locals’!
janicetripepi said on September 7, 2010
BWAAAAAAAAHAHHAAAAAAAAAA….. you guys are AMAZING – chicken and mushroom day !!! This sounds awesome Shaz – love the smoked chicken idea – i must admit i am making a quickie arrabiata sauce – and i gooi’d in a bit of smoked paprika! It’s smokin! xxxx Thanks for punting our blogs Shaz darling xxx jan
karientjies said on September 7, 2010
Sjoe water my mond nou hierdie lyk so heerlik …mmm weet wat ek vanaand gaan opdis vir Manlief en die kids
sharonsmit said on September 7, 2010
Its chicken dya- officially! hehe
I just love smoked paprika – really give a dish that little bit of oomf!!
Only a pleasure still – someones got to do some punting!! *hint hint to everyone else ne’* xxx
sharonsmit said on September 7, 2010
Dankie SK! Ek hoop julle eet lekker vanaand!! Geniet jou dag verder!
BITSOFCAREY said on September 7, 2010
oooh I like very much!! x
tandy.sinclair said on September 7, 2010
love your posts! all the smiley happy faces. Pasta was a ‘freebie’ xxx
TheCreativePot said on September 7, 2010
Lekker! I love smoked chicken.
supagran said on September 7, 2010
Looks very good! I have been voting.
68ghia said on September 7, 2010
while that looks absolutely lovely, I think I’ll pass the recipe on to my son – the actual cook in the house!!
I’ll have corned beef with sweetcorn on bread tonight for supper…
potjie said on September 7, 2010
Ok, so jy kook soms wel in daai kombuis van jou, maar is dit nou nodig om my lus te maak vir sulke romerige lekker goed, ek probeer gewig verloor jy weet. Dankie vir die airtime!
pinkpolkadot said on September 7, 2010
Wow, Shaz, dit lyk heerlik!!!… ek hou veral v.d. Paprika!!
sharonsmit said on September 8, 2010
Dankie Pinks!! Ek dink ek het heel moontlik die inspirasie daar by jou blog opgetel (gesteel met die ooge), met al die moroccan paprika resepte! Dit het regtig die dis net so bietjie meer oomf gegee!
sharonsmit said on September 8, 2010
Thanks Supa! I just quickly scanned my comments, and found myself reading your comment as “I have been vomiting” hahahaha Oh dear I need a holiday (another one)!!!
Im sorry to see the KZ challenge come to an end! Saw you made it to top of the log – Congrats!!!
sharonsmit said on September 8, 2010
Haha – ek is jammer! Jy kan seker die room vervang met 2% lowfat melk en chicken stock? En moet nie die wholegrain/wheat pasta vergeet nie! hehe
My kombuisie kook deesdae omtrent net allerdaagse boring goed, maar so nou en dan hang ons bietjie uit! hehe 
sharonsmit said on September 8, 2010
Thank you 68Ghia! Shoe – cant remember when last I had corned beef – on toast!!
Hope your son makes this for you soon!
sharonsmit said on September 8, 2010
Dankie jong – smoked chicken is deesdae ‘n staple in ons huis! Lekker vir ‘n slaaitjie of ‘n broodjie/wrap en nou selfs pasta!
sharonsmit said on September 8, 2010
Thanks Carey!!
x
sharonsmit said on September 8, 2010
Hi Rea, mens kan nooit te veel hoender eet nie!! hehe
My man is dieselfde net so 1 of 2 keer ‘n week van iets, dan raak hy ‘uitgeeet’. Lekker dag vir jou!!! *hugs*
sharonsmit said on September 8, 2010
Thanks! Its a happy blog!!
Sjoe… so Im only a wee little bit over the ingredient limit!! xxx
sideview said on September 8, 2010
you foodies! make us all hungry all the time
sharonsmit said on September 8, 2010
Im sorry… It is truly aweful for me to post the recipe’s too – thinking about food, reading about it… oig! hehe
sideview said on September 9, 2010
when is something an ingredient and when is it just seasoning?
sharonsmit said on September 9, 2010
lol – I think in the end they are probably part of the ingredient list!! Except if you perhaps add it afterwards..
I just called my parmesan an seasoning/ garnish – cos I had too many ingredients already! hehe
Moonz said on September 16, 2010
Oodles of noodles. Looks good enough to eat
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