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Hook & Ladder Linguini

This pasta dish is perfect after a particularly hard day. It has ingredients from all four food groups and is wonderful with chewy Italian bread.
Course lunch, Main Course
Cuisine American, Canadian, firehouse, Italian
Keyword easy, pasta
Servings 4
Author Firehouse Cooking
Cost $$

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces linguini uncooked
  • 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
  • 1 cup sliced mushrooms
  • 1/2 cup sliced celery
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 1/3 cup dry white wine
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon thyme
  • few dashes hot red pepper sauce
  • 1/2 cup grated Mozzarella cheese
  • 1 1/2 cups cooked chicken cut into strips
  • 4 ounces fresh spinach chopped
  • fresh-grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

  • Cook the linguini according to package instructions (omitting the salt).
  • Drain and keep warm.
  • In a large frying pan, melt the butter over medium heat.
  • Add the mushrooms and celery, sauté until tender.
  • Stir in the cornstarch and mix well.
  • Stir in the chicken broth, white wine, lemon juice, thyme and red pepper sauce.
  • Cook, stirring constantly, until bubbly.
  • Reduce heat and add the Mozzarella, stirring constantly just until the cheese melts.
  • Stir in the chicken and spinach.
  • Simmer, covered, for 1 minute or until mixture is hot.
  • Serve immediately over the hot cooked linguini.
  • Sprinkle with the Parmesan cheese.