Quick and Easy Chicken and Broccoli pasta - It was delicious !!!!! Easy to make and a crowd pleaser !!!. Today I am sharing this Quick and Easy Chicken and Broccoli pasta! A quick and easy dinner that is ready in under 20 minutes!
You can cook Quick and Easy Chicken and Broccoli pasta with 11 Ingredients and 5 steps. See the following guide!
Ingredients for Quick and Easy Chicken and Broccoli pasta:
- 4 chicken breasts, chopped into small chunks.
- 1 x 250g packet of Broccoli and cauliflower florets.
- 1 large red onion, chopped.
- 250 g Fresh Pasta of your choice.
- 100 ml cheese and mushroom sauce.
- Pinch salt and pepper.
- 1/2 cube chicken stock.
- 1/4 cup pasta water, reserved.
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped.
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, plus extra to drizzle in the pasta water.
- 50 g Grana Padano Parmesan cheese, finely grated.
Step by step how to cook Quick and Easy Chicken and Broccoli pasta:
- On a high heat in a large pan, sauté the chicken until golden brown in colour, then set aside in a bowl to add later..
- Sauté the chopped red onion until caramelized. Then add the broccoli and cauliflower with the garlic and stir to combine. Add stock and stir then the Parmesan cheese.
- Add the cheese sauce and stir to combine. Then in a separate pot, bring enough water to boil the pasta to a rapid boil add a generous amount of salt and at least 1 tablespoon of olive oil or any oil for that matter will do, so long the pasta does not stick together. Add the pasta and stir to prevent sticking together. Cook for 3-4 minutes..
- Remove the pasta from the pot and transfer to the pan immediately, reserving a little bit of the pasta water. The pasta water gives your sauce a velvety thick and glossy texture and look. (This is my secret 😊).
- Add the chicken back to the pan and stir the pasta so that it costs in all of the sauce. Start adding a little bit at a time of the pasta water to take your sauce to a whole new level. When satisfied with the. Texture of the sauce, season to taste and serve warm..