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 …

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Italian Cookbook Roundup

November 17, 2009 | by Diana

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The Silver Spoon Pasta (Silver Spoon Book)   and La Cucina: The Regional Cooking of Italy are the titles of two books packed full of Italian recipes.  Both of these books are being published in English for the first time and both are a compilation of Italian recipes with many contributors, not one author.  While there are many similarities, the books are very different in many ways.

 The Silver Spoon Pasta