Recipe Review: Creamy Bow-Tie Pasta with Chicken & Broccoli
I figured I'd try this out for the year 2011! We plan on keeping track of the recipes we use this year so we know what we've done, liked, not liked, etc.
Tonight I made Creamy Bow-Tie Pasta with Chicken & Broccoli. Yes, the name is really that long. I hate typing it out lol.
It was good, but I hated making it. All through the process I was just thinking about the different things I could have done to actually make the cooking process 25 minutes, instead of an hour.
First off, I wouldn't use 6 chicken breasts for the 6 servings. I'd use 3 or 4 and halve them or cube them. Then, I'd marinate them in the dressing [about a half cup] for about 2-4 hours. I'd cook the chicken with the garlic and then set it aside.
The pasta/broccoli mixture, I'd do the same way except I'd add an extra minute on to the broccoli and add more broccoli!
The sauce, I'd mix with the cream cheese in a bowl by itself and just heat it up either through the microwave or in a separate sauce pan. Then, I'd toss everything and serve in it a bowl topped with about a tablespoon of Parmesan cheese.
Our friend Linquist suggested using more tomatoes in the sauce [diced] or using an alfredo sauce instead.
All in all, I give it:
2 ½ / 5 for cooking experience
4 / 5 for taste
I would recommend this to other people and I would definitely cook this, again.
Tonight I made Creamy Bow-Tie Pasta with Chicken & Broccoli. Yes, the name is really that long. I hate typing it out lol.
It was good, but I hated making it. All through the process I was just thinking about the different things I could have done to actually make the cooking process 25 minutes, instead of an hour.
First off, I wouldn't use 6 chicken breasts for the 6 servings. I'd use 3 or 4 and halve them or cube them. Then, I'd marinate them in the dressing [about a half cup] for about 2-4 hours. I'd cook the chicken with the garlic and then set it aside.
The pasta/broccoli mixture, I'd do the same way except I'd add an extra minute on to the broccoli and add more broccoli!
The sauce, I'd mix with the cream cheese in a bowl by itself and just heat it up either through the microwave or in a separate sauce pan. Then, I'd toss everything and serve in it a bowl topped with about a tablespoon of Parmesan cheese.
Our friend Linquist suggested using more tomatoes in the sauce [diced] or using an alfredo sauce instead.
All in all, I give it:
2 ½ / 5 for cooking experience
4 / 5 for taste
I would recommend this to other people and I would definitely cook this, again.