Fettuccine with Chicken and Almonds from The Silver Spoon Pasta

November 18, 2009 | by Diana

This is the recipe I made from The Silver Spoon Pasta.  My husband is a big fan of almonds and chicken, so it was my first choice.  I chopped the almonds with a knife but you can use pre-sliced almonds.  It didn’t take long to prepare this meal and it was on the table in 30-40 minutes. The sauce sticks to the fettucine perfectly, not too thick or thin with a nice shallot flavoring.  Actually anything in this book is a good choice as most of the recipes are really easy to put together.

Preparation time 20 min.

Cooking time 30 min

Serves 4.

Ingredients:

  • 2 tbs butter
  • 1 shallot chopped
  • 5 ounces of boneless skinless chicken breast portion chopped
  • scant 1/2 dry white wine
  • 1/3 cup almonds chopped
  • scant 1 cup heavy cream
  • 10 ounces fresh fettuccine
  • 1/3 cup parmesan cheese
  • salt and pepper

Directions:

Melt the butter in a small pan.l  Add …