Hello again culinary fans,
OK, it was Monday night and we had worked all day. We had to take the puppy to obedience class at 6:15pm and there was nothing for dinner. We didn’t have a lot of time and I hadn’t been to the grocery store so all we had in the freezer was a chicken breast and some frozen sweet corn. In the fridge we had a tomato and there was one onion.
Hmm… What to do with this… Here’s what I did.
I defrosted the chicken breast, cut it into thin strips and put it in a mixing bowl. To that I added some WildTree Garlic Grapeseed Oil, a bit of sea salt, some fresh ground pepper and a teaspoon (sort of heaping) of WildTree Scampi Blend seasoning. I chopped the onion and the tomato and grabbed the frozen corn from the freezer.
I sautéed the chicken until it was almost cooked through and then added the chopped onion, 2 cloves of minced garlic and two tablespoons of butter. I let that cook for about 5 minutes while I boiled some water. I put a couple of tablespoons of kosher salt in the water and about 8 ounces of linguine (luckily we had some in the pantry). When the pasta was el dente, I reserved some of the pasta water and drained the rest. I added the frozen corn to the pan, the zest and the juice of half a lemon, some of the reserved pasta water and one more teaspoon of the WildTree Scampi Blend. I mixed that all up and added the pasta. When that was combined and bubbly, I added the chopped tomato and about a tablespoon of parsley. After a few gentle stirs to combine everything, we were ready to eat.
What can I say? This was not your classic Chicken Scampi recipe but it tasted great. It had all the components that I like; Meat, Vegetables, Pasta, and a great taste. The WildTree Scampi Blend saved the day. This meal was short, sweet and delicious. It took all of 20 minutes from start to finish and we made it to puppy class on time.
Until next time,
Thanks for listening
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