Creamy Garlic Chicken & Mushroom Penne
with Dark Meat Chicken, Crème Fraîche & Scallions
- Milk
- Wheat
In this quick, cozy pasta dish, earthy mushrooms meet garlicky dark meat chicken and tender penne in a satisfyingly silky and savory sauce. The key? Crème fraîche: Similar to sour cream but thicker and tangier, it gives pasta a rich flavor and glossy finish. Sprinkle with scallion greens for a pop of color and zippy flavor, then dig right in!
Ingredients
1 unit
Veggie Stock Concentrate
10 ounce
Diced Skinless Dark Meat Chicken
2 tablespoon
Crème Fraîche
(Contains: Milk)
6 ounce
Penne Pasta
(Contains: Wheat)
1 unit
Mushroom Stock Concentrate
2 unit
Scallions
2 teaspoon
Dijon Mustard
1 teaspoon
Garlic Powder
4 ounce
Button Mushrooms
Not included in your delivery
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
0.06 teaspoon (tsp)
Sugar
2 tablespoon (tbsp)
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
2 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Wash and dry produce.
Trim and slice mushrooms (skip if your mushrooms are pre-sliced!). Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens.
Once water is boiling, add penne to pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente, 9-11 minutes.
Reserve ½ cup pasta cooking water, then drain.
While pasta cooks, open package of chicken* and drain off any excess liquid.
Heat a large drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken, mushrooms, and scallion whites; season with garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms are browned and tender and chicken is cooked through, 4-6 minutes.
Stir in drained penne, ¼ cup reserved pasta cooking water, veggie stock concentrate, mushroom stock concentrate, mustard, crème fraîche, 2 TBSP butter, and a pinch of sugar (⅓ cup reserved pasta cooking water, 4 TBSP butter, and a big pinch of sugar for 4 servings). Cook, stirring, until sauce is smooth and everything is coated, 1-2 minutes. Taste and season with salt and pepper if desired.
Divide pasta between shallow bowls. Garnish with scallion greens and serve.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many enjoyed the rich, creamy sauce, though some found the Dijon mustard overpowering; consider adjusting to taste 🍲.
- Ease of prep: Quick and easy to prepare, with simple steps that come together nicely for a restaurant-quality dish.
- Suggestions: Try browning chicken and mushrooms separately for better flavor; add extra garlic or herbs for more depth.
- Portions: Some wanted more sauce or mushrooms; consider doubling the sauce ingredients or adding extra veggies.
- Leftovers: A few noted it didn't reheat well the next day; best enjoyed fresh for optimal texture and flavor.
Reviews from our home cooks
Taste of this garlic chicken pasta with white mushrooms was amazing. Cook fast and easy. Will check next dish tomorrow. Another order on the way. Thanks HelloFresh for the opportunity to cook taste and never with stress after all day at work about "what to cook"
This is very good; rich chicken and mushroom flavor. It needed some acid to counter the richness so I added a small amount of picked peppers, which also gave it some heat. With that, it was fantastic.
I was a little skeptical about the dark meat chicken because I have had issues with chicken "pieces" being fatty. The quality was better than expected, but the uniformity was extreme. Otherwise the meal was very good.
We cooked our mushrooms less than the recipe calls for since we tend to use mushrooms in recipes a lot, and this recipe called for them to be a bit overcooked. It turned out very nicely!
Delicious meal! The mustard, crème, and stock elevated the flavor of what would have been an average pasta dish!! The family loved it!
The flavor was good, however if I make it again I will brown the chicken and mushrooms separately. When I cooked them together there was too much liquid for either of them to truly brown. I think separately there would have been an additional layer of flavor as well as better color.
Great flavor. It could have been a bit creamier, but over all quite tasty.
That cream sauce is like crack! Put it on a flip flop and I'd eat it!
Nicely balanced and seasoned. Sour cream could have done the job of the crème fraiche. IMO
The flavor was good and it was easy to put together. I would order this one again.
