Chicken Riggies – What If Yous Never Saw This?

Way dorsum when, the only agency you lot would’ve works life out close a regional recipe similar Chicken Riggies, would lead maintain been to swallow it spell traveling through Central New York. 

You would’ve loved it (because there’s zero non to love) too perchance fifty-fifty tried to recreate it when you lot got home, but to a greater extent than probable it would lead maintain ended upwards fading into zero to a greater extent than than a pleasant memory; referred to every bit “that rigatoni nosotros had inwards Utica.”

I’m certain you’ll innovation a trip through the lovely Utica/Rome expanse of New York State eventually, but inwards the meantime, I offering upwards my accept on this thoroughly enjoyable plate of pasta. I scream upwards it’s fairly authentic, alongside 2 notable exceptions. I role Marsala instead of the touchstone white wine, too role simply about 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, too I scream upwards you’ll beloved the subtle sweetness the vino imparts, which works wonderfully alongside the estrus from the peppers. Of course, every bit I joke close inwards the video, forget how tasty the recipe is…it’s worth making simply 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, too sense what only a few decades ago, you lot may non lead maintain e'er heard of. Enjoy!

Ingredients for four portions:

1 tbsp olive oil

4 oz hot Italian sausage, crumbled

1 onion, sliced or diced

1 loving cup sliced mushrooms

salt too pepper to taste

1 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs, simply about 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 every bit needed

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

*if using mild peppers, role 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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