Cheesy Chicken Broccoli Pasta Recipes

CHEESY CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI PASTA RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Heat olive oil on medium heat in a large pot. Add chicken breasts, season with salt and pepper, and allow the chicken to brown on one side.
• Flip chicken, then add onions and garlic as the second side browns.
• Once the chicken has browned on both sides, add chicken broth, water, and pasta to the pot.
• Stir all ingredients, cover the pot with a lid, and bring to a boil. When it begins to boil, uncover and stir. Bring the heat to low, stir, then cover and let simmer for 20 minutes.
• After 20 minutes has passed, uncover and add in the broccoli. Stir continually as the broccoli steams until the rest of the liquid evaporates.
• Add milk and cheddar cheese and stir until the cheese melts and you have a smooth cheese sauce.
• Add salt and pepper (to taste), cayenne, and nutmeg. Stir once more, then you're ready to serve.
• Enjoy!

CHEESY CHICKEN PASTA WITH BROCCOLI AND BACON

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Season with salt until it tastes like the sea. Cook the pasta until not quite al dente, about 7 minutes. Transfer with a spaghetti scoop or slotted spoon to a bowl and set aside. Add the broccoli to the pasta water and blanch briefly. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a bowl. Reserve the pasta water.
• While the pasta is cooking, heat the butter in a large pan over medium heat. Once the butter is melted, add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Whisk in the flour and cook for 2 minutes. Whisk in the milk, then bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook, whisking, until the sauce is slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the Gruyere, sour cream and Parmesan and whisk until smooth. Add the hot sauce and season with salt and pepper.
• Add the pasta, chicken and broccoli to the sauce. Continue to cook until the pasta is al dente and the sauce coats the pasta, 4 to 5 minutes. Use pasta water to adjust the consistency of the sauce if needed.
• Distribute the pasta into bowls and top with the bacon and chives.

CHEESY CHICKEN BROCCOLI PASTA

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet. 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 a little bit.
• Add the pasta, chicken broth, milk and bring to a boil. Turn the heat down to low, stir, cover the pot/skillet and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the pasta cooks through.
• Uncover the pot and stir in the broccoli. Continue cooking for a couple more minutes until all the liquid evaporates. Stir in the nutmeg and cheddar cheese. Taste for seasoning and adjust with salt and pepper if needed.
• Serve while warm.

CHEESY CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter the bottom and sides of a 9x13-inch dish.
• Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add chicken and continue to boil until no longer pink, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine broccoli, cream of chicken soup, Cheddar cheese, 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese, sour cream, and pepper in a large bowl. Mix well.
• Drain chicken and add to broccoli mixture. Mix well. Pour into the prepared baking dish and spread evenly.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Add remaining Parmesan cheese on top and continue to bake until cheese is melted, 3 to 5 minutes.

ONE-POT CHEESY BACON RANCH PASTA WITH CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI

Steps:

• Heat bacon in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Cook, flipping occasionally until browned and crisp, about 10 minutes. Drain on paper towels.
• Sprinkle chicken evenly with salt and pepper; cook in hot bacon drippings over medium-high heat, stirring often, until chicken is golden brown on all sides, about 4 minutes. Transfer chicken to a plate and set aside. Chicken will not be fully cooked at this point.
• Add shallot and garlic to drippings and cook, stirring often, until fragrant, 2 minutes. Stir in water and milk; use a wooden spoon to scrape any browned bits from bottom of the Dutch oven. Stir in pasta and ranch dressing mix. Bring to a boil and simmer for 6 minutes.
• Return chicken to the Dutch oven and add broccoli. Cook until pasta is tender and chicken is cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in Cheddar cheese and sour cream to combine. Crumble cooked bacon over the top and serve hot.

CHICKEN BROCCOLI SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Place chicken in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 12-14 minutes or until no longer pink. Meanwhile, cook spaghetti according to package directions; drain. Drain chicken and cut into cubes; set aside., In a Dutch oven, bring 1 in. of water to a boil. Add broccoli; cover and cook for 3-5 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain and set aside. In the same pan, combine soups and water. Stir in cheese; cook and stir until cheese is melted. Stir in the chicken, broccoli, pepper and spaghetti., Transfer to two greased 11x7-in. baking dishes. Cover and freeze one casserole for up to 3 months. Bake remaining casserole, uncovered, at 350° for 30-40 minutes or until lightly browned and edges are bubbly., To bake frozen casserole: Completely thaw in the refrigerator. Cover and bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until heated through.

VELVEETA CHEESY CHICKEN & BROCCOLI MACARONI

Steps:

• Saute' onion and garlic in Pam or butter till wilted.
• Add chicken, cook and stir on medium high heat for about 2 minutes or until no longer pink.
• Stir in broth.
• Bring to boil.
• Stir in macaroni, reduce heat to medium low.
• Cover and simmer for about 10 minutes or until macaroni is tender.
• Add VELVETTA cheese and broccoli: stir until Velvetta is melted.
• Macaroni is likely to stick.
• It is recommended that during cooking time, stir and unstick pasta.
• If liquid is absorbed and macaroni is not tender, add a lil more water, stir, cover and cook for a few more minutes.
• Corn makes a good side for this dish.

CHEESY CHICKEN PASTA (FIERY) RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C).
• Mix together the stock, milk and seasoning mix in a large bowl until well blended.
• Arrange chicken and broccoli in a single layer in a 9X13-inch baking dish sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Top evenly with pasta and cream cheese.
• Pour the seasoned stock over the pasta in the baking dish and cover tightly with foil.
• Bake for 50 minutes, remove foil and stir together to incorporate. Stir and sprinkle with shredded cheese. Bake, uncovered, for 5 minutes or until cheese is melted. Let stand at room temperature for 10 minutes before serving.
• Enjoy!