Combine the garlic powder, thyme, ½ teaspoon salt, and ½ teaspoon pepper in a bowl.
Pat the hen thighs dry with a paper towel after which season the thighs with the garlic combination. Therapeutic massage the spices into the hen thighs along with your arms and ensure they’re absolutely coated. Let the hen thighs sit for 10 minutes.
Warmth 1.5 tablespoons of olive oil in a big skillet (with sides and a canopy) over medium/excessive warmth. When the olive oil is scorching and aromatic add the hen thighs to the pan, pores and skin facet down. Brown the hen thighs for 4 minutes pores and skin facet down and gently transfer the hen thighs a number of occasions to make certain they aren’t sticking to the pan.
Flip the hen over and add the butter and a couple of tablespoons of the broth to the pan to deglaze. Flip the warmth to medium and canopy the hen. Let the thighs cook dinner coated for five minutes.
Take away the thighs from the skillet and test the inner temperature. The interior temperature needs to be between 145ºF and 155ºF. They are going to cook dinner longer later.
Deglaze the skillet with ¼ cup purple wine and scrape the bits of hen and spices from the underside of the pan. Add the onions to the skillet and saute them for 1 minute. Add the mushrooms and ¼ teaspoon extra of salt and saute for a further 4 minutes.
Add the garlic and cherry tomatoes of time to the skillet and canopy. Flip the warmth to low and permit the tomatoes to cook dinner and burst for about 3-4 minutes.
Add the crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, anchovy paste, balsamic vinegar, and the remainder of the broth to the skillet and whisk till the tomato and anchovy paste are whisked into the remainder of the sauce. Convey the sauce to a delicate boil.
Submerge the pappardelle into the sauce together with the bundle of thyme. Set the hen thighs on prime of the pappardelle and canopy the skillet.
Flip the warmth to low and cook dinner the skillet for quarter-hour, stirring the pasta each 5 minutes.
Uncover the skillet and add the heavy cream to the pasta and stir. Cowl and cook dinner for a further 5 minutes over low warmth.
If the pasta is cooked, take away the skillet from the warmth and let it relaxation for five minutes earlier than serving. If the pasta nonetheless isn’t cooked, take away the hen from the skillet, add ¼ cup extra of broth and canopy the skillet and let the pasta simmer for 3 minutes extra.
Prime the pasta with shaved parmesan.