Chicken Spaghetti

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1/2 ounce porcini mushroom (dried, about 1/2 cup)
• 8 ounces uncooked spaghetti
• 2 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt, divided
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
• 3 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (6-oz. each)
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 8 ounces cremini mushrooms, sliced
• 2 teaspoons fresh garlic, minced
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 cups reduced-fat milk
• 1 1/4 cups fat-free low-sodium chicken broth
• 3 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese
• 4 ounces processed cheese (such as velveeta)
• 2 ounces gruyere cheese, shredded (about 1/2 cup packed)
• 1 1/2 cups frozen english peas, thawed
• 1/3 cup fresh chives, finely chopped
• 1 1/2 ounces french bread, torn into pieces

Recipe

• 1 combine 1 cup boiling water and procini mushrooms in a bowl; let stand 20 minutes. drain in a colander over a bowl, reserving 1/2 cup soaking liquid. chop porcini mushroms.
• 2 cook pasta in boiling water with 2 teaspoons salt until almost al dente; drain. rinse pasta with cold water, and drain.
• 3 heat a large saucepan over medium-high heat. add 1 tablespoons oil, chicken, 1/4 teaspoons salt and pepper; saute 5 minutes, turning to brown. remove chicken. melt butter in pan. add cremini mushrooms and garlic; saute 3 minutes, stirring frequently. add flour; saute 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• 4 arrange rack in middle of oven. preheat broiler to high. combine reserved porcini liquid, broth, and milk. gradually add broth mixture to pan, stirring constantly; bring to a boil. reduce heat, and cook 1 minute or until slightly thick, stirring frequently. stir in processed cheese and cream cheese. remove from heat; stir until smooth. stir in gruyere . add porcini, pasta, chicken, peas and chives; toss. scrape pasta mixture ito a broiler-safe 13x9 inch ceramic baking dish.
• 5 place bread in a food processor; drizzle with remaining 1 tablespoons oil. process until coarse crumbs form. sprinkle crumbs over pasta mixture. place dish on middle rack in oven and broil 6 minutes or until golden.