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Chicken Broccoli Pasta

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A great way to use a whole or leftover rotisserie chicken. The addition of cheese-garlic and semi soft garlic herb cheese and sun dried tomatoes enhances the chicken and broccoli. Found in BetterHome & Gardens.

Chicken Broccoli Pasta

Chicken Broccoli Pasta

Chicken Broccoli Pasta
Chicken Broccoli Pasta

Cooking Information

Total Time

15 mins

Prep Time

10 mins

Servings

4

Ingredients

7 items

Directions

6 steps
5 mins
  1. 1

    In a large saucepan, cook pasta, add broccoli during last 3 minute of cooking time, when al dente remove, drain. pasta and broccoli.

  2. 2

    While pasta is cooking, remove meat from chicken, coarsely chop.

  3. 3

    In the same pan you cooked the pasta, combine cheese, milk and tomatoes; cook until cheese begins to melt.

  4. 4

    Add pasta and chicken, heat thoroughly, season with fresh ground pepper; add parsley right before removing from heat.

  5. 5

    If the mixture needs to be thinned, add a tad more milk.

  6. 6

    Serve with Parmesan cheese or Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese if desired.

Ingredients

7 items
AMT
UNIT
INGREDIENT

Main Ingredients

8.00
oz
pasta(ounces rigatoni (dry))
2.00
cup
broccoli(florets (frozen is fine))
0.75
cup
0.25
cup
tomato(sun-dried packed in oil (drained or snipped))
1.00
pcs
parsley(italian)
1.00
pcs
pepper(fresh ground)
1.00
pcs
parmesan cheese(parmigiano-reggiano cheese (as garnish))