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Chicken Cream Pasta

Across Italy · No.68 / 103

Chicken Cream Pasta

Chicken Cream Pasta

A one-pan cream pasta that simmers spaghetti and mushrooms with skin-side-seared chicken, then lightens the finish with lemon, mizuna and milk.

15 min · Difficulty ●●○○○

Meet the dish

A contemporary variation documented in Japanese-language recipe material; no specific regional origin has been verified

Build on browned chicken skin, using lemon and mizuna to cut through a rich cream base.

Pasta shapes to use

  • Spaghetti

Key ingredients

  • Chicken thigh
  • King oyster mushroom
  • Mizuna
  • Lemon
  • Soy-cream broth
  • Milk
  • Olive oil

Follow the cooking scenes

  1. Chicken Cream Spaghetti: searing chicken thigh skin-side down.

    Step 1: Brown the chicken skin

    Cut chicken into pieces and place skin-side down in hot oil. Leave it for two to three minutes to develop color.

  2. Chicken Cream Spaghetti: cooking spaghetti and king oyster mushrooms in cream broth.

    Step 2: Simmer pasta and vegetables

    Add water, cream seasoning, spaghetti, mushrooms and lemon, then simmer over medium-low heat for the package time.

  3. Chicken Cream Spaghetti: reducing chicken cream sauce in a skillet.

    Step 3: Reduce to a sauce

    Cook for another two to three minutes until only a small amount of sauce appears when the pan is tilted. Add water if needed.

  4. Chicken Cream Spaghetti: adding milk and mizuna to cream pasta off the heat.

    Step 4: Add dairy and greens last

    Mix in milk and olive oil briefly, add mizuna, and stop the heat while it still has a fresh bite.

What to watch for

  • Brown the skin first to add flavor that simmering alone cannot create.
  • Add milk and mizuna at the end to prevent splitting and overcooking.

What sets it apart

Unlike salmon cream pasta, this dish is built around browned chicken skin and fresh lemon.