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Chuckar Breast and Butternut Squash Pasta
Posted on: October 10, 2007
2 tablespoon Butter
1 cup crimini mushrooms; sliced
1/2 tsp. garlic; minced
1/8 cup white wine
2 cups Butternut squash; cubed, baked
1/2 tsp. thyme; chopped
1/4 cup tomato; seeded, chopped
1/4 cup bacon; cooked, chopped
1/4 cup chicken stock
1 cup heavy cream
4 cups pasta shells; cooked
kosher salt & fresh ground pepper; to taste
1/2 cup spinach leaf; chopped
1/2 cup parmesan cheese; shredded
Peel, seed and cut squash into 1/2 inch cubes. On a parchment lined sheet pan, sprayed with non-stick spray, spread out the squash and brush with melted butter. bake at 275°F until golden in color, stirring often. To make the pasta dish; Place the chuckar breast in plastic wrap, pound to an even thickness, season with kosher salt and fresh ground pepper, do a quick saute in butter, about 2 minutes on a side, (Do Not Over Cook) hold in a warm oven.
In the same pan over medium high heat, saute the mushrooms
until golden in color, then add one at a time the garlic, wine, squash, thyme, tomato, bacon and chicken stock, continue to cook until the wine is reduced by half. add the cream and pasta, bring up to a simmer. adjust the taste with kosher salt and pepper. take off the heat and fold in the spinach. Top dress with the parmesan cheese.
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About Kirt Martin
Kirt Martin’s passion for cooking is reflected in the ordinary to the extraordinary. His enthusiasm for cooking was first influenced by his French grandmother’s cooking of wild game and by his mother who is an incredible pastry and cuisine chef.
Characteristic of his generation, Kirt toured the Gulf of Tolkin in Viet Nam with the U.S. Navy, expanding his culinary horizons in every port of call. After completing his tour of duty, he took the helm as the third generation in the family’s restaurant for almost 2 decades drawing acclaim from food critic Oliver Town as “An Oasis in Southern Minnesota’s Dining Desert”. Eager to embrace new challenges Kirt moved to Idaho in 1988 falling in love with the beautiful scenic wilderness, abundant wildlife and the people of the Magic Valley.