Pasta is one of my go-to dishes when I don’t have much time, and still want to eat something flavorful, filling and reasonable healthy. Since the combinations are endless you can always turn to you pantry and your fridge and make a decent pasta meal. Of course it depends on what you have in stock, but we all have beans, fruits and you’ll never have to make the same dish without much thinking.
If you have read many of my recipes, you will see that I am a believer in different textures in one dish. I also believe in communicating flavors, colors that jive, whether that is different colors, or sometimes just one color and shapes that work well together. This Pasta with Chicken, Mushrooms and Walnuts is about earthy colors, creamy and crunchy and very warm, comforting flavors.
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Key Ingredients in This Recipe
You’ll find the complete list of ingredients and exact quantities in the recipe below.
- Chicken breast
- Pasta
- Green onions
- Curry powder
- Mixed mushrooms
- Basil leaves
- Creme fraiche
- Walnuts
How to Make Pasta with Chicken, Mushroom & Walnuts
- Cut the chicken breast in thin slices. I simple hack to be able to make really thin slices is to put the chicken in the freezer for approx. 10 minutes and then cut it.
- Cook the chicken slices in water and salt for 5 minutes. Use this water to cook the pasta.
- Clean and slice the mushrooms, the green onions and the basil and chop the walnuts.
- Add olive oil to a skillet and cook the onion until translucent. Add the curry powder until fragrant, then the mushrooms and allow moisture to release.
- Add chicken, basil and creme fraiche.
- Drain the pasta and add pasta to the pan and mix. Thin with some pasta water if required and season with salt and pepper.
- Divide pasta over 2 plates and sprinkle with chopped walnuts and basil.
Other Recipe to Try
- Pasta with Creamy Mushroom Sauce
- Sauteed Mushrooms with Shallot & Lemon Juice
- Pumpkin Risotto with Mushrooms
Pasta with Chicken, Mushrooms & Walnuts
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- 8 ounces chicken breast
- 4 ounces pasta
- 1 bundle green onions
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- 4 ounces mixed mushrooms
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 cup basil leaves
- 2 tablespoons creme fraiche
- 1 tablespoon chopped walnuts
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Cut the chicken breast in thin slices. (NOTE 1)
- Cook the chicken slices in water and salt for 5 minutes. Use this water to cook the pasta.
- Clean and slice the mushrooms, the green onions and the basil and chop the walnuts. (NOTE 2)
- Add the olive oil to a skillet and cook the onion until translucent. Add curry powder until fragrant, then add the mushrooms and allow moisture to release.
- Add chicken, basil and creme fraiche.
- Drain the pasta and add to the pan as well and mix. Add some pasta water if required and season with salt and pepper.
- Divide mixture over 2 plates and sprinkle with chopped walnuts.
Notes
- The easiest way to get really thin slices, is to put the chicken in the freezer for approx. 10 minutes and then cut it.
- Want to know how to clean mushrooms, read here.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This sounds good! I love recipes with fresh basil, and I like how light and delicious this looks!
What a delicious flavor combination! I only just recently started to incorporate nuts into my pasta dishes and quite frankly..I don’t know how I was living before then! This look amazing, thanks for sharing!
Yum! This looks and sounds delicious! I love walnuts and adding them to pasta is a great idea. Can’t wait to try this!
This looks so delicious and healthy. My kids and husband would love this, thank you for sharing this recipe.
I love mushrooms! Saving this as I never thought to combine them with walnuts.
Hi Michelle; You should try indeed it is a great combination.