During the weekdays, I like to treat myself to Cafe Duke's for lunch. It's a nice, short walk from work to this restaurant, and it provides me with a nice escape from the office. I always find myself in their pasta line, where customers can select from a variety of ingredients, noodles, and pasta sauce...and have chefs cook their pastas right in front of their eyes. For my pasta dish, I always order the same things: angel hair pasta, garlic, and chicken. Pretty shocking right haha?
I woke up this morning deciding I wanted to cook dinner tonight. But what was I going to cook? I still had some left over pasta and thought, perfect, time to recreate my lunch from Dukes. So today, I give you my take on Evan's Cafe Duke's Pasta.
Ingredients:
1) First, slice the chicken breasts into smaller quarter sized pieces. This way, that'll ensure that the chicken breasts take less time to cook all the way through. Unfortunately, this is a very laborious task, so if you're lazy, this is not the task for you. Also, it's kinda gross, so weak stomachs are not welcome.
2) This is my favorite task; grab one whole clove and slice them into thin pieces. As you cut the cloves, the kitchen air will be filled with a delicious garlic smell. If you want to know what heaven smells like, just slice some garlic and let the air be filled with its scrumptious aroma.
3) Now, cook your pasta. You know the drill: boil the water. Once it's boiling, dump the pasta into the water and let it sit for about 7-10 minutes. Sprinkle some salt in the pot to make sure that the pasta doesn't stick to the bottom of the pot.
4) Now, once the pasta is finished cooking, set it aside. Turn the stove to a medium setting. Grab a skillet pan, add olive oil and the chopped garlic to the pan, and cook the olive oil/garlic concoction for about 2 minutes. You don't want the garlic to brown!
5) Now, add the chickens to the pan and cook the chicken with the olive oil and garlic until the chicken no longer has that raw red color. Remember, raw chicken is gross and eating them raw will induce diarrhea....and DEATH! So moral of the story is, don't eat raw chicken.
6) Once the chickens are beautifully browned, add your pasta to the pan. Thoroughly use your dextrous wrists to evenly disperse the pasta into the chicken and olive oil. As well, sprinkle salt to taste.
7) DUNZO! This is the finished product; it's a thing of beauty.
Well, hope this was interesting, hope this wets your appetite...and definitely give this a shot! It only takes about a total of 30 minutes to complete, from prep time to cooking time! Plus, this pasta dish will allow you to carbo load, allowing you to maintain your energy during the lulls in the day!
Toodles
