Chicken Scarparella

Chicken Scarparella
 
 Categories: Chicken, Italian, Linguine,
 
 1 small Bunch of Arugula
 1/4 cup of Olive oil or salad oil
 1 Red bell pepper, julienned
 2 medium Cloves garlic, crushed
 2 1/2 pounds of chicken, cut in serving
 1 pound of Italian sausage links (sweet, cut crosswise in half )
 3/4 pound of fresh mushrooms, sliced
 1 medium Onion, sliced
 1/4 teaspoon of dried rosemary leaves,
 1 cup of chicken broth
 1/2 cup of dry white wine
 one 8 ounce package of  linguine pasta
 2 tablespoons of all-purpose flour

Instructions:

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. In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat. Add red pepper; sauté until tender. Add sliced Arugula and half the garlic; sauté until Arugula is wilted. Transfer vegetables and pan drippings to a bowl. 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; sauté 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. Meanwhile prepare linguine as package label directs. Drain; return to pan. Add red pepper mixture; heat through. Toss to combine. Cover and keep warm. 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. Makes 6 servings.

[ McCALLS; January 1990 ] Posted by Fred Peters. From Geminis MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini