Strips Of Chicken With Leeks Over Pasta

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 leeks, parts only, cleaned, cooked and sliced
• 1 boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into strips
• 1/2 cup dry wine
• 1 tablespoon fresh tarragon, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups chicken stock, heated
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 3 tablespoons cold water
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
• salt, to taste
• black pepper, to taste
• cooked penne (enough to serve 4) or rigatoni pasta (enough to serve 4)

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in saute pan over meduim heat, add leeks and chicken, season with salt and pepper, cover and cook for 5 minutes over low heat.
• 2 remove cover and add wine and tarragon, cook for 3 minutes over low heat.
• 3 add chicken stock and correct seasoning, simmer for 3 minutes longer.
• 4 dissolve cornstarch in cold water, incorporate into sauce and bring to a boil for 1 minte.
• 5 pour sauce into large bowl, add parsley and pasta.
• 6 mix well and serve.