chicken broccoli ziti

<p>Creamy pasta tossed with tender broccoli and thinly sliced chicken. It's a full meal with everything you need. That's what I love about it. Veggies, protein, carbs all in one bowl.</p>

Chicken Broccoli Ziti Recipe

chicken breasts, cut into 1/4 inch thick strips

(12 ounces) broccoli,

ziti

chicken broth

light cream

onion,

Parmesan cheese

butter, divided

garlic cloves,

cornstarch

red pepper flakes

Salt and pepper,

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add ziti and cook al dente. In the last 3 minutes, add broccoli and boil for 2-3 minutes. Strain and set aside.

Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon of butter over medium heat in a large pan or cast-iron skillet. Add chicken, season with salt and pepper, and fully cook through, about 5-7 minutes. Remove chicken and transfer to a bowl, leaving juices behind. Cover chicken with foil to keep warm.

Melt remaining butter and add onion and garlic to the skillet. Simmer until onions are translucent, about 3-4 minutes. Do not burn. Add chicken broth, cream, and red pepper flakes and bring to a boil. Simmer/boil for about 7 minutes until slightly reduced. Add parmesan cheese and corn starch and stir/whisk until thickened. Start with 1 tablespoon corn starch and add second if you want thicker.

Return pasta and broccoli to the skillet and toss in the sauce. Add chicken and continue to toss until everything is well coated and warm.

Serve with crushed red pepper flakes and additional parmesan cheese!

Lightened chicken and broccoli ziti has plenty of flavor from garlic, cheese and roasted broccoli.

Lightened Chicken and Broccoli Ziti

broccoli,

garlic powder

chicken breast fillets, sliced thin crosswise

white wine

Parmesan cheese,

tbsp parsley or other fresh herb

ozs ziti or other short pasta

salt & pepper

Prepare the broccoli

Preheat oven to 400. Toss the broccoli with 2 tablespoons olive oil, garlic powder and a bit of salt to taste.

Roast broccoli

Spread the broccoli out in a single layer in a medium roasting pan. Place in the oven to roast for about 25 to 30 minutes until the broccoli turns tender and begins to brown. Remove roasted broccoli from oven and set aside.

Start boiling water 

for the ziti about halfway through the broccoli roasting time.

Sauté garlic

As the broccoli roasts, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil on medium heat in skillet. Add the minced garlic and cook for 1 minute.

Add the chicken

to the skillet. Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the chicken begins to turn white on the outside.

Simmer with wine and herbs

Stir the cooking wine and herbs into the chicken. Reduce heat to medium low, cover, and simmer for 5 minutes.

Add roasted broccoli

After the chicken simmered with the cover on for 5 minutes, add the roasted broccoli to the skillet. Stir to combine. Cover and simmer for 3 to 5 additional minutes, until the chicken is cooked through. Remove from heat, keeping covered to keep warm until ready to toss with pasta.

Cook the pasta

. Add the pasta to boil shortly after adding the chicken to the skillet. Cook pasta according to package instructions, then drain.

Toss the ziti together

with the chicken and roasted broccoli. Stir the parmesan cheese, then add salt and pepper to taste. Enjoy with an Italian white wine!

Oh my! I need a bite of this right now, it looks so so delicious! This is the perfect comfort dish!

Pasta is always a winning dish in our house. Love this lighter twist!

A dish so appealing. Combination perfect. Delicious as always. I love it.

This lightened up pasta was perfect for our weeknight dinner!

Thank you for your tips about what wine would be best, I would have no idea where to begin!

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