Chicken Pancetta Spaghettoni Recipe #MastroYourHolidays


December is finally here! I think it’s safe to say most people are starting to celebrate the holidays now. We love to host and entertain our loved ones this time of year so today I thought I’d share our favourite recipe to make for our guests.

We like to use cured meats in our holiday recipes as it’s so nostalgic this time of year. They really elevate the taste of your dish and make for an elegant presentation when you’re entertaining. Today we’re using this delicious Mastro Pancetta for our pasta, it is so tasty and completely transforms the recipe with its unique flavour. Mastro is our brand of choice when we’re shopping for Pancetta. They always honour the taste and tradition of savoury Italian deli by combining the finest ingredients and traditional slow aging. Their Pancetta is always so flavourful and makes this dish really stand out. It’s definitely a crowd pleaser!


Chicken Pancetta Spaghettoni 

Ingredients

Boneless skinless chicken thighs aprox 0.600 kg trimmed and quartered

One box of spaghettoni

1 cup of chopped Mastro Pancetta

1 cup strained tomatoes

3 egg yolks

1/3 cup of frozen or fresh peas

1 shallot cut thin lengthwise

3 cloves of garlic

1 cup finely grated grana padano cheese

1 Tablespoon of olive oil

Pinch of sweet paprika, thyme and basil

Salt and pepper

Directions
1. In a medium sauce pan at medium to high heat add olive oil and chopped shallot with salt and pepper. Cook until soft and translucent.

2. Add garlic with a garlic press cook until fragrant (1min) careful not to cook the garlic too long as it will become bitter.

3. Add paprika, thyme and basil and stir until even.

4. Add chicken seasoned with salt and pepper and turn on all sides until chicken is cooked. Then add strained tomatoes coating the chicken. Turn the heat down to simmer.

5. Whisk in three yolks and grated cheese then set aside.

6. In a deep large bottomed frying pan (stainless steel preferred) add Mastro pancetta and brown on medium to low heat.

7. Once browned take out pancetta and place in a bowl and set aside. Drain 1/2 of the fat from the frying pan turn heat down to low and add the cooked spaghettoni and a some of the pasta water (aprox 5 Tbl spoons) scraping up the brown bits to coat the spaghettoni.

8. Very slowly add yolks and cheese stirring the spaghettoni so that the yolk and cheese mixture does not solidify. Once spaghettoni is coated completely slowly add the chicken in the tomato sauce and twist and stir until mixed in and the the sauce is creamy rosé.

9. Add the peas and garnish with graded Grana padano and serve. Voila!

Let me know if you try this delicious dish out over the holidays and what you think!

Want a chance to win a Mastro Prize pack?! Entering is easy! Just tell me in the comments below your favourite cured meat! Ends Dec. 10 2017. *Congrats Stephanie L! You won*

This post was sponsored by Mastro San Daniele however all thoughts and opinions are my own. 

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46 Comments

  1. Julie D wrote:

    Well pancetta is right up there but genoa salami beats it by just a little bit. Your recipe looks ah-mazing, Renee!

    Posted 12.3.17
  2. Hannah wrote:

    Pancetta! Hands down my favourite ?. I am definitely adding this to the must make list

    Posted 12.3.17
  3. Neil Palmer wrote:

    yea

    Posted 12.4.17
  4. Cindy Peterson wrote:

    Chorizo is a family favorite.

    Posted 12.4.17
  5. J wrote:

    Prosciutto for me

    Posted 12.4.17
  6. Tammy Clouthier wrote:

    i love pretty much anything cured but i would have to say proscuitto is my favorite

    Posted 12.4.17
  7. Kathy Ri wrote:

    My fav cured meat is prosciutto

    Posted 12.4.17
  8. Peter Weber wrote:

    hot hungarian salami favorite

    Posted 12.4.17
  9. SONYA wrote:

    LOVE LOVE LOVE prosciutto

    Posted 12.4.17
  10. Chantelle Daigle wrote:

    I love kabanos!

    Posted 12.4.17
  11. Cured ham is my favorite.

    Posted 12.4.17
  12. Shannon S. wrote:

    I have a few that are my favourites but I would say proscuitto

    Posted 12.4.17
  13. Stacie Humphrey wrote:

    My favorite is prosciutto.

    Posted 12.4.17
  14. Calvin F. wrote:

    prosciutto, salami, pepperoni. faves!

    Posted 12.4.17
  15. Sarahjferg wrote:

    I love salami. Goes well with everything!!!

    Posted 12.4.17
  16. Linda Svarovsky wrote:

    Hungarian salami is a current favourite cured meat.

    Posted 12.4.17
  17. Janice L. wrote:

    I love salami the best.

    Posted 12.4.17
  18. Stephanie LaPlante wrote:

    My favorite is Hungarian turkey salami

    Posted 12.4.17
    • Congrats Stephanie! You won! Please check your email 🙂

      Posted 12.13.17
  19. Donna L wrote:

    My favorite is hard salami.

    Posted 12.5.17
  20. Sheila K. wrote:

    My favorite cured meat is summer sausage.

    Posted 12.5.17
  21. joy wrote:

    chorizo ! I love spicy !

    Posted 12.5.17
  22. Nicole B wrote:

    Chorizo is my favorite hands down!

    Posted 12.5.17
  23. Sid Blum wrote:

    Chorizo

    Posted 12.5.17
  24. Ashley wrote:

    Salami!

    Posted 12.5.17
  25. Melissa wrote:

    I love bresaola!

    Posted 12.5.17
  26. Steve Weber wrote:

    My fav cured meat is prosciutto

    Posted 12.5.17
  27. Jolie wrote:

    I love prosciutto and salami 🙂

    Posted 12.5.17
  28. Marlene V wrote:

    In our household we love prosciutto

    Posted 12.5.17
  29. Geena O'Banion wrote:

    Pepperoni, procueto and salami are on my list right now. Love the looks of your picture..looks very yummy.
    Thank you for giving us the opportunity……

    Posted 12.5.17
  30. Maria wrote:

    I love Prosciutto

    Posted 12.5.17
  31. Brenda Witherspoon-Bedard wrote:

    I would sat our family favorite is proscuitto. Thanks for the chance to win and Happy Holidays <3 xo

    Posted 12.5.17
  32. COurtney coco wrote:

    Ohhh pancetta, pancetta my mouth savorys at the though of you! 🙂 happy thoughts!

    Posted 12.5.17
  33. Tainan Lu wrote:

    My favorite is prosciutto.

    Posted 12.5.17
  34. Geoff wrote:

    Soppressata is probably my favorite cured meat.

    Posted 12.5.17
  35. Jenny W wrote:

    Salami

    Posted 12.6.17
  36. Jonnie wrote:

    Salami is my favorite cured meat

    Posted 12.6.17
  37. Maria wrote:

    Prosciutto for me

    Posted 12.6.17
  38. lorna wrote:

    pancetta for sure!

    Posted 12.7.17
  39. Ira wrote:

    My favorite is prosciutto.

    Posted 12.7.17
  40. Marcie wrote:

    I like prosciutto.

    Posted 12.8.17
  41. Aarone Mawdsley wrote:

    prosciutto because it is delightful

    Posted 12.9.17
  42. Linda wrote:

    My favourite cured meat is proscuitto. I like finding Canadian made proscuitto.

    Posted 12.9.17
  43. Caryn Coates wrote:

    I love prosciutto

    Posted 12.9.17
  44. Lilith wrote:

    My fav cured meat is prosciutto, with genoa salami a close second

    Posted 12.9.17
  45. lynn clayton wrote:

    ham is my favorite

    Posted 12.10.17

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