Ingredients

• 1 chicken breast
• 1 tbsp of table salt (for pasta water)
• 2cloves of garlic
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1 cup chopped or hand torn fresh basil
• 35g - 1.2 oz butter
• 1 cup of full cream (regular or heavy cream)
• 250g - 9oz fettuccine
• 60g - 2oz Parmesan cheese
• Salt and pepper

Steps

• Step 1

  Remove the skin from chicken breast if any. Trim off any fat or grizzly bits.

• Step 2

  Slice the breast thinly following the angle of the grain (widthwise).

• Step 3

  Add a large pot of water to the heat, salt and bring to the boil. (should taste like sea water)

• Step 4

  Add frying pan to heat.

• Step 5

  Slice and add the butter to frying pan on moderate heat.

• Step 6

  Once butter is melted, turn heat on full and add the chicken slices.

• Step 7

  If water is boiling add pasta or as soon as it boils. (read pack for cooking times)

• Step 8

  Turn over your chicken pieces once slightly caramelised.

• Step 9

  Once chicken is cooked, turn off heat and transfer pieces to a bowl. Keeping the juices in the frying pan.

• Step 10

  Add garlic to the same frying pan and turn on heat.

• Step 11

  Add the oregano.

• Step 12

  Add the cream.

• Step 13

  Season with salt and crushed pepper.

• Step 14

  Add some grated Parmesan cheese (about two thirds)

• Step 15

  Strain your pasta. (you may want to keep some water aside incase sauce becomes too thick)

• Step 16

  Add the chicken to the sauce with all the juices and butter in bowl.

• Step 17

  Add the cooked pasta and mix well.

• Step 18

  Chop the fresh basil and add to sauce just before serving.

• Step 19

  Using tongs, grab a serve of pasta and lower it into the serving plate by spinning the plate creating a spiral little pasta mount.

• Step 20

  Top with the remainder of Parmesan cheese and garnish with a few fresh basil leaves.

Little Tips

Present it with most of the chicken pieces on the outside.
Always cook pasta al dente. (should be slightly firm when you bite into it).
If sauce becomes too thick, add a little pasta water, it shouldn't be thick and gluggy
Adding the salt to the water after it boils speeds up the boiling process and won't affect the flavour.
Tearing the basil instead of chopping can prevent bruising.