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One Pot Creamy Spaghetti with Zucchini, Mushroom and Chicken

February 20, 2015 By Lokness 16 Comments

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Happy Lunar New Year! I hope you got many red pockets! I got two from my parents. My parents would collect a few for Bryan and I from our relatives in Hong Kong. I am already married, so I am usually the one giving out red pockets. But since I am in the States and I don’t know many Chinese, the only one that I am giving out to is my sister. But last year when Bryan and I were in Hong Kong, we were handing out many red pockets to all my little cousins and friends who are single. That was a really fun experience.

Other than red pockets, we don’t do much to celebrate. One thing we have been doing for a few years is take picture and record a greeting video for our families in Hong Kong. Since we can’t be with them in person, it is nice to record a message and say hi to them. This year, I made some paper puppets for the video. Took me a couple of days, but they are so adorable! Totally worth it!

Our Paper Puppets (Bryan, Me, Sheep, & My Sister)

Our Paper Puppets (Bryan, Me, Sheep, & My Sister)

The Real Size Us

The Real Size Us

Enough about new year, let’s talk about food! Ever since my first one pot pasta, I just couldn’t have enough. It is so easy and delicious. This one is not in a tomato sauce. It is a simple cream sauce with just a little bit of cream. The starch in the spaghetti do all the magic to thicken the sauce. Umami mushrooms, sweet peas, fresh zucchini and savory chicken… Great blend of flavors! And pretty healthy! The original recipe does not have any meat. To satisfy my meat lover (Bryan), I tossed in some chicken cubes, which gave the pasta even more flavors. Absolutely made the the lazy one (me!!) I know you will like this! 🙂

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One Pot Creamy Spaghetti with Zucchini, Mushroom and Chicken 2 | The Missing Lokness

One Pot Creamy Spaghetti with Zucchini, Mushroom and Chicken (Adapted from Damn Delicious)

2 servings

Ingredients:

–   2 boneless skinless chicken thighs (cut into ½-inch cubes)

–   8 ounces cremini mushrooms

–   2 garlic cloves (smashed and thinly sliced)

–   1 thyme sprig

–   8 ounces spaghetti

–   1 zucchini (thinly sliced and quartered)

–   1/3 cup frozen peas

–   ¼ cup grated Parmesan, plus more for serving

–   ¼ cup heavy cream

–   salt

–   ground black pepper

Directions:

  1. For the mushrooms, rub and wipe off any dirt with paper towels. Trim the stems and slice thinly.
  2. In a large pot or Dutch oven over medium high heat, warm 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add the chicken cubes. Season with salt and pepper. Cook until slightly golden brown. Remove from pot and set aside.
  3. In the same pot, add mushrooms, garlic, thyme, 3 cups water and spaghetti. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to simmer, uncovered. Cook until pasta is al dente and liquid has reduced, about 12 – 14 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add zucchini and pea after 3 minutes of simmering.
  4. Add the cooked chicken cubes. Stir in Parmesan and heavy cream. Cook for 2 more minutes. Season with salt and pepper to your taste. Transfer to serving plates. Top with extra Parmesan. Serve immediately.

Tips:

  1. If the spaghetti is too long and can’t fit in the pot, don’t worry. Once the bottom of the spaghetti soften, you can push down the spaghetti. Do that one or two times until all the spaghetti have submerged in water.
  2. Adding the zucchini and pea later in the cooking will prevent them from being overcooked and fallen apart.

Source: Read

Filed Under: Cook, Pasta/Noodle Tagged With: chicken, mushroom, one pot meal, pasta, spaghetti, zucchini

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  1. Oana | Adore Foods says

    February 20, 2015 at 11:41 am

    Such cute paper puppets! Loving them 🙂 I am yet to make my first one pot spaghetti dish, but will definitely give yours a try. Looks so inviting, just perfect for a week night dinner. Have a nice weekend!

    Reply
    • Lokness says

      February 25, 2015 at 3:32 pm

      Haha, thanks! It was fun making them! Hope you will try one pot pasta soon! Really easy and comforting!

      Reply
  2. Thalia @ butter and brioche says

    February 21, 2015 at 1:35 pm

    I love one pot pasta dishes – they always make for the most delicious and comforting of dinners! I have to make this!

    Reply
    • Lokness says

      February 25, 2015 at 3:41 pm

      I agree! They come out surprisingly delicious! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Kelly says

    February 21, 2015 at 11:51 pm

    Happy Lunar New Year! So fun and cute, love your paper puppets 🙂 I love one pot dishes that are full of flavor! This one looks so creamy and delicious!

    Reply
    • Lokness says

      February 25, 2015 at 3:42 pm

      Happy Lunar New Year to you and your family as well! Thank you. 😀 I especially love this one pot pasta. Very creamy and earthy with the mushroom. Just right.

      Reply
  4. Monica says

    February 22, 2015 at 8:35 pm

    Happy Chinese New Year! Those paper puppets are super adorable! : ) They definitely made me smile so I imagine your family must’ve love them. Great dinner, too! I need to try this one pot method of cooking pasta…sounds almost too good to be true.

    Reply
    • Lokness says

      February 25, 2015 at 3:45 pm

      Hope you have a great Chinese New Year! Thanks! Haha, my parents are impressed! Now, I don’t know how to outdo myself next year!

      Haha… I know what you mean. I felt the same before making one pot pasta. It sounds hard to believe. But they really work! Try it soon! You won’t be disappointed!

      Reply
  5. Bonnie Eng says

    February 26, 2015 at 6:32 pm

    This looks so good! I’ve been craving a mushroom pasta dish this week…will definitely be making this!! 🙂

    Reply
    • Lokness says

      February 27, 2015 at 5:48 pm

      You will like this! Have a fantastic weekend!

      Reply
  6. Nami | Just One Cookbook says

    February 27, 2015 at 2:29 pm

    Happy belated Lunar New Year! You guys are adorable. I loved the pictures!!! xo

    I haven’t tried “one pot pasta” yet, but now after seeing your recipe, I really want to make this creamy pasta!! Bookmarked and trying next week!!! Excited!

    Reply
    • Lokness says

      March 3, 2015 at 10:24 am

      Haha, thanks Nami! One pot pasta is easy and promising! This one has a bit of everything. Some meat and some veggie. Hope you will like it! 😉

      Reply
  7. Maryanne @ the little epicurean says

    March 2, 2015 at 11:20 am

    Ah! Those paper puppets are so cute!

    I love one pot pastas, they make dinner time a breeze! I’ll be trying your version soon 🙂

    Reply
    • Lokness says

      March 3, 2015 at 10:26 am

      Heehee… Thank you! 😀 Yea, love how easy one pot pasta is. Put everything in and forget about it. Let me know if you try it. Have a great one!

      Reply
  8. Nathali says

    March 21, 2015 at 1:11 am

    Your dish is truly delicious. Tons of vegetables but it still has that sinful taste as if you’re eating lots of calories. Next time I’m even going to omit the chicken since I thought the vegetables were the true taste bombs in this pasta.
    It’s going to be a family favourite, I’m sure, as soon as I can convince my daughter to like mushrooms. =)

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    • Lokness says

      March 25, 2015 at 12:28 pm

      I am so happy to hear you love the dish! The earthy mushroom really is enough for the pasta. I hope you can get your daughter to enjoy mushroom very soon! 😉 Thanks for coming back and leaving a feedback. This makes my day!

      Reply

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