Anise with Chicken Thighs and Pasta

Not for beginners. The entire recipe is 8 portion using 4 to 4&1/2 portion. The parsley and cilantro are for 1/2 the recipe which I served. If your not able to make chicken veloute' substitute cream of chicken soup. Chicken veloute ( https://youtu.be/F7Kc7MWWRGA )

1 qt. chicken veloute is plenty,
6 oz. fresh #anise(don't use the solid core),
I boned out 3 lb. 12 oz chicken thighs, Bone and fat removed left 2 lb. 7&1/2 lb. usable meat,
6 oz. onion,
2 T. fresh minced garlic, (no jar in liquid crap), 3 T. tomato paste ,
6 T. butter,
3/4 c. grated cheese ( your favorite),
3 & 1/2 oz. bell pepper,
2 C. chicken veloute,
1 c. dry white wine,
1 c. heavy cream,
1/3 c. fresh minced parsley,
1/4 c. cilantro,
1/3 to 1 tsp. red pepper flakes,
3 T. salt,

Simmer the very al dente pasta in the chicken for 5 minutes and if thick add a little pasta water. Works better with Penne pasta.