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Chicken Scarparella

Type: Chicken, Poultry
Serves: 6 people

Recipe Ingredients

1   Arugula
1/4 cup 59mlOlive oil or salad oil
1   Red bell pepper - julienne
2   Garlic - crushed
2 1/2 lbs 1135g / 40ozChicken - cut in serving
1 lb 454g / 16ozItalian sausage links - (sweet, or hot), cut
  Crosswise in half
3/4 lb 340g / 11ozFresh mushrooms - sliced
1 lb 454g / 16ozOnion - sliced (medium)
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlDried rosemary leaves - crushed
1 cup 237mlChicken broth
1/2 cup 118mlDry white wine
1   Pkge linguine pasta - (8, ounces)
2 tablespoons 30mlAll-purpose flour

Recipe Instructions

1. Rinse arugula well, pat dry. Reserve half of the arugula for garnish; discard tough stems from remainder. Thinly slice the prepared arugula and set aside.

2. In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat. Add red pepper; saute until tender. Add sliced arugula and half the garlic; saute until arugula is wilted. Transfer vegetables and pan drippings to a bowl.

3. In the same skillet, heat remaining oil. Add chicken and sausage in batches; brown on all sides, removing pieces to a plate as they brown. Discard all but 2 tablespoons drippings from pan. To hot drippings in pan add mushrooms, onion and remaining garlic; saute until tender. Return chicken and sausage to skillet. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt, the rosemary, 1/8 teaspoon pepper, the broth and wine. Bring to a boil; lower heat and simmer, covered, until chicken is tender, about 25 minutes.

4. Meanwhile prepare linguine as package label directs. Drain; return to pan. Add red pepper mixture; heat through. Toss to combine. Cover and keep warm.

5. Remove chicken and sausage from skillet; arrange on warm serving platter. Skim fat from mixture in skillet. In a small glass measure, mix flour with 1/4 cup water until blended. Stir into liquid in skillet. Bring to boiling, stirring constantly; boil for 1 minute, stirring, until mixture thickens. Spoon sauce over chicken and sausage. Arrange pasta on platter with chicken. Garnish with remaining arugula.

McCALL'S; January 1990

Source:
A Slice of Paradise, Junior League of The Palm Beaches

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