Chicken Riggies – What If Yous Never Saw This?

Way dorsum when, the only agency you lot would’ve flora out almost a regional recipe similar Chicken Riggies, would own got been to consume it piece traveling through Central New York. 

You would’ve loved it (because there’s aught non to love) as well as perchance fifty-fifty tried to recreate it when you lot got home, but to a greater extent than probable it would own got ended upward fading into aught to a greater extent than than a pleasant memory; referred to equally “that rigatoni nosotros had inwards Utica.”

I’m certain you’ll excogitation a trip through the lovely Utica/Rome expanse of New York State eventually, but inwards the meantime, I offering upward my own got on this thoroughly enjoyable plate of pasta. I recollect it’s fairly authentic, amongst 2 notable exceptions. I purpose Marsala instead of the measure white wine, as well as purpose some chopped thigh meat, instead of the to a greater extent than pop chicken breasts.

This results inwards a sauce that seems much richer than it genuinely is, as well as I recollect you’ll honey the subtle sweetness the vino imparts, which industrial plant wonderfully amongst the oestrus from the peppers. Of course, equally I joke almost inwards the video, forget how tasty the recipe is…it’s worth making only for the advert alone. What’s for dinner? Chicken Riggies! Riggies? Yes, Riggies!

Anyway, if you’re from Central New York, I promise I did your venerable recipe proud. If you’re not, I promise you lot reach this gorgeous rigatoni recipe a try, as well as sense what only a few decades ago, you lot may non own got always heard of. Enjoy!

Ingredients for iv portions:

1 tbsp olive oil

4 oz hot Italian sausage, crumbled

1 onion, sliced or diced

1 loving cup sliced mushrooms

salt as well as pepper to taste

1 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs, some chopped or cubed

1/2 loving cup Marsala wine

1 (28-oz) tin whole, peeled San Marzano tomatoes, crushed

1 loving cup chicken broth

1/2 loving cup heavy cream

1/2 loving cup water, or equally needed

1 1/2 cups chopped hot and/or sweetness peppers (any jarred or fresh peppers volition work, but cherry peppers are a proficient choice)

*if using mild peppers, purpose chili flakes or chili glue to growth the spiciness.

1/2 loving cup pitted, halved Greek olives
3 cloves minced garlic

1/4 loving cup chopped Italian parsley

1 pound rigatoni

1/2 loving cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano or Romano cheese

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