Chicken Tequila Fettuccine (CPK Knockoff)

My friend Minal had my mom and I over for dinner and made this fabulous little recipe...after we had dinner I wanted to know what it was and she said she just did a little google search on a knockoff recipe for CPK Chicken Tequila Fettuccine. I love the lime and cilantro flavor in this. Also, am loving having people cook for me and hope to get back into the swing of things myself soon. You can only eat so many burritos from BTB (Big Ten Burrito) before it loses its allure.

Ingredients

• 1 lb dry spinach fettuccine (or 2 lbs fresh) .
• 2 tbsps minced fresh garlic .
• 1/2 medium yellow bell pepper, thinly sliced .
• 2 tbsps gold tequila .
• 2 tbsps minced jalapeno peppers (seeds & veins may be eliminated if milder flavor is desired) .
• 1/2 medium red bell pepper, thinly sliced .
• 2 tbsps freshly squeezed lime juice .
• 3 tbsps soy sauce .
• 1/4 medium red onion, thinly sliced .
• 1 1/4 lbs chicken breasts, sliced 3/4 inch .
• 1/2 medium green bell pepper, thinly sliced .
• 1 1/2 c heavy cream .
• 1/2 c sliced fresh cilantro (2 tbsps reserved for garnish or finish) .
• 3 tbsps unsalted butter (reserve tbsp per sauté) .
• 1/2 c chicken stock (preferably homemade)

Instructions

Step #1 Prepare rapidly boiling, salted water to cook pasta; cook this until al dente, 8 to 10 mins for dry pasta, approximately 3 mins for fresh.

Step #2 Pasta may be cooked slightly ahead of time, rinsed & oiled & then "flashed" (reheated) in boiling water or cooked to coincide with the finishing of the sauce/topping.

Step #3 Cook 1/3 c cilantro, garlic & jalapeno in 2 tbsps butter over med-heat/flame for 4 to 5 mins.

Step #4 Add stock, tequila & lime juice.

Step #5 Bring the mixture to a boil & cook this until reduced to a paste like consistency; set aside.

Step #6 Pour soy sauce over sliced chicken; set aside for 5 mins.

Step #7 Meanwhile cook onion & peppers, stirring every once in awhile, with remaining butter over med-heat/flame.

Step #8 When the vegetables have wilted (become limp), add.

Step #9 chicken & soy sauce; toss & add reserved tequila/lime paste & cream.

Step #10 Bring the sauce to a boil; boil carefully until chicken is cooked through & sauce is thick (about 3 mins).

Step #11 When sauce is done, toss with well-drained spinach fettuccine & reserved cilantro.

Step #12 Serve family style or transfer to serving dishes, evenly distributing chicken & vegetables.