The "secret" that's not really a secret...

Stuffed Chicken Linguine Dressed with a Portabella Mushroom Lump Crab Wine Sauce

Finished Product
Optional: Seasoned Avocados ^_^

 

Who doesn't love pasta? Pasta is probably one of the easiest things to make with a mild prep and cook time. There's so many ways to make pasta that's what I love about it. Pasta is all about your prerogative. I made a pasta with one of my favorite noodles, LINGUINI! Please be mindful, I made this recipe up and I wouldn't be surprised if someone had similar if not the same idea as well somewhere in the world. Besides pasta I was thinking of a cream sauce with some type of seafood. I didn't want shrimp though since everybody and their mom feels shrimp makes everything perfect and "fancy" -_____- LOL! My "secret" was crab meat. I love lump crab meat and I don't mean salad crab meat or imitation crab sticks LMAO, I mean authentic lump crab meat that you can purchase from an international store with a fresh fish aisle. I went to Hong Kong Market to purchase crab meat and boy it was NOT cheap I can't lie to you. 1lb+ of lump crab meat is about $14.99 so 15 bucks and this particular market doesn't count tax so it was $14.99 on the dot. I didn't mind purchasing it because 1) I'm sharing this recipe with people and I rather not do any half stepping 2) It has actual flavor 3) why would you buy imitation?

 

Chicken Stuffing

Chicken breast is pretty cheap for the most part. I was looking for thin sliced breast to make it easier to fold and stuff but I couldn't find it so I bought the normal boneless chicken breast and my mom slice them in half for me. I misplaced my mallet to pound the chicken, but all was not lost I could still stuff it the way I want I would just have to use more toothpicks or skewers. I used toothpicks instead since I wasn't grilling. Season your chicken to your taste I used the following that I almost always use on my chicken:

Salt, Pepper, Paprika, Cumin, Curry, Maggi, Bay Leaf, Jerk

Believe it or not I used my mom's leftover cornbread dressing, spinach, and garlic to stuff the breast, fold it, then seal with toothpicks. I proceeded to bread them with bread crumbs for that crispy coating. I seared them in a lightly oiled pan until they got a golden brown color. I didn't cook them all the way because I baked them right afterwards. So sear the stuffed chickens for about 15 minutes, turning them so they won't burn, and use tongs not a fork -_- Let them back for another 20 minutes and VOILA!

Lump Crab Meat Sauce

While your chicken is cooking, your noodles should be boiling at the same time your making your sauce.

White Wine
Portabella Mushrooms or simply your favorite mushrooms
Garlic
Lump Crab Meat
Butter
Onion
Tomato
Bell Pepper
Milk, cream, or Half and Half
Spinach
Cilantro
Flour
Salt, Pepper, Paprika, parmesan cheese
Mozzarella or your favorite cheese (goat cheese would've been great or asiago smh just thought about that)

I sautéed my veggies, added a half cup of flour, cooked it down till it was brown, added milk, butter and let it simmer. Seasoned, added my wine and lump crab meat last and let it cook altogether for at least 20 minutes on a simmer.

Your chicken should be ready at this point so remove it from the oven. Set aside to cool, noodles need to be coated with crab meat sauce, at least the majority of it and tossed lightly, I used some to pour over my chicken breast. Add a little extra virgin olive oil as well ^_^ it's optional. Swerve! Garnish with parsley or cilantro! BON APPETIT