Penne With Green Beans & Cashew Butter |
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 30 Minutes |
Ready In: 40 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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Super easy and great flavor. The recipe comes from Quick From Scratch Pasta Cookbook, Food & Wine Books, American Express Publishing. Ingredients:
1/2-3/4 cup roasted cashews |
6 tablespoons butter, softened |
1 tablespoon cooking oil |
4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (about 1 1/3 pounds in all) |
3/4 teaspoon salt (use less if cashews are salted) |
3/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper |
3/4 lb penne pasta |
1/2 lb fresh green beans, cut into 1 inch lengths |
Directions:
1. Combine the cashews and butter in a food processor.
2. Pulse to a smooth paste.
3. Or finely chop the cashews and combine them with the butter.
4. In a medium non-stick frying pan, heat the oil over moderate heat.
5. Season the chicken breasts with 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper.
6. Cook until browned and just done.
7. Time will depend on the thickness of the chicken breasts.
8. Remove the chicken from the pan and let cool for 5 minutes.
9. Cut into small pieces.
10. In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the penne until just done, about 13 minutes.
11. Add the beans during the last five minutes of cooking.
12. Drain the pasta and beans and toss with the cashew butter, chicken and the remaining salt and pepper.
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