Cheesy Chicken Broccoli Pasta
Author:
Annabelle Cooper
Category
Chicken,Dinner,Lunch
Difficulty
Beginner
Rated 5.0 stars by 1 users
6
5 mins
25 mins
30 mins
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lb chicken breasts cut into small pieces
- ½ tsp salt and pepper
- 1 onion chopped
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 8 oz pasta uncooked, such as penne, shells, rigatoni etc
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 2 cups milk
- 2 cups broccoli cut into small florets
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
-
2 cups cheddar cheese shredded
Directions
What are we cooking today?
Cheesy Chicken Broccoli Pasta is a good feel dish. It's prepared all in the same pot to ensure each bite is tasty and easy to whip up in a flash!
Getting started
- Heat the olive oil in a large pan.
Add the chicken breasts to the skillet and season them with salt and pepper.
Cook for about 5 minutes until the chicken is cooked through and starts to lightly brown.
Add the onions, garlic and cook for another 2 minutes until the onions softens.
Add the pasta, chicken broth, milk and bring to a boil.
Turn the heat down to low, stir, cover the pan and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the pasta cooks through.
Uncover the pot and stir in the broccoli and continue cooking until all the liquid evaporates.
Stir in cheese, taste for seasoning and adjust with salt and pepper if needed. Serve while warm.
Annabelle's tip
Add a handfull of spinach for extra greenery. Let it wilt in the heat of the prepared dish.
Nutrition
Nutrition
- Serving Size
- 6
- per serving
- Calories
- 502
- Total Fat
- 22.5 grams
- 29%
- Saturated Fat
- 10.4 grams
- 52%
- Cholesterol
- 103 milligrams
- 35%
- Sodium
- 465 milligrams
- 21%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 39 grams
- 15%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2.1 grams
- 8%
- Total Sugars
- 5.9 grams
- Protein
- 34.6 grams
- Calcium
- 25 milligrams
- 2%
- Iron
- 7 milligrams
- 39%
- Potassium
- 428 milligrams
- 10%
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.