Spicy Miso Spaghetti with Seared Chicken

🥘 Ingredients

• bacon
  4 strips
• black pepper
  1 tsp
• butter
  2 tbsp
• chicken cutlets
  2 pieces
• cooking oil
  1 tbsp
• flour
  2 tbsp
• garlic
  3 cloves
• miso sauce concentrate
  2 packets
• parmesan cheese
  2 tbsp
• pork ramen stock concentrate
  2 packets
• salt
  1 tsp
• scallions
  4 stalks
• sour cream
  2 tbsp
• spaghetti
  8 oz
• spinach
  2 c
• sriracha
  1 tbsp
• sugar
  1 tsp
• water
  ½ cup

🍳 Cookware

• large pot
• large dry pan

1. 

   1

   Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Wash and dry all produce. Heat a large dry pan over medium-high heat. Add bacon ; cook, turning occasionally and reducing heat if browning too quickly, until crispy ⏱️ 8 minutes . Turn off heat; transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate. Carefully discard all but a thin layer of bacon fat from pan. Once bacon is cool enough to handle, roughly chop.

   bacon: 4 strips
2. 

   2

   Trim and thinly slice scallions , separating whites from greens. Peel and mince or grate garlic .

   scallions: 4 stalks, garlic: 3 cloves
3. 

   3

   Once water is boiling, add spaghetti to pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente ⏱️ 10 minutes ; drain.

   spaghetti: 8 oz
4. 

   4

   While pasta cooks, pat chicken cutlets dry with paper towels; place between two large pieces of plastic wrap. Pound with a meat mallet or rolling pin until chicken is about ½ inch thick. Season with salt and black pepper ; dust all over with flour , shaking off excess. Heat pan with bacon fat over medium-high heat (if there is not enough bacon fat, add a drizzle of cooking oil ). Add chicken; cook until browned and cooked through ⏱️ 4 minutes per side. Turn off heat; transfer to a cutting board. Wipe out pan and let cool slightly ⏱️ 2 minutes .

   chicken cutlets: 2 pieces, salt: 1 tsp, black pepper: 1 tsp, flour: 2 tbsp, cooking oil: 1 tbsp
5. 

   5

   Heat a drizzle of cooking oil in same pan over medium heat. Add scallion whites and garlic; cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant ⏱️ 45 seconds . Add miso sauce concentrate , pork ramen stock concentrate , half the sriracha , water , and a pinch of sugar ; bring to a simmer. Add spinach , drained spaghetti, and bacon; toss until pasta is evenly coated and spinach has wilted. Add water 1 TBSP at a time if sauce is too thick. Turn off heat and stir in sour cream and butter . Taste and season with salt and pepper if desired.

   miso sauce concentrate: 2 packets, pork ramen stock concentrate: 2 packets, sriracha: 1 tbsp, water: ½ cup, sugar: 1 tsp, spinach: 2 c, sour cream: 2 tbsp, butter: 2 tbsp
6. 

   6

   Slice chicken crosswise. Divide pasta between shallow bowls; top with parmesan cheese , chicken, and scallion greens. Serve.

   parmesan cheese: 2 tbsp