Baked Tubini With Roasted Chicken and Three Cheeses

Submitted by Misti_Country_Girl

"Found in a Barilla Pasta cookbook."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 3

ingredients

• 29.58 ml butter
• 29.58 ml all-purpose flour
• 236.59 ml milk
• 236.59 ml chicken broth (reduced sodium)
• 354.88 ml mozzarella cheese, shredded, divided
• 118.29 ml parmesan cheese, divided
• salt
• fresh ground pepper
• 226.79 g tubini pasta or 226.79 g penne pasta
• 473.18 ml broccoli florets
• 709.77 ml roasted cooked chicken, chopped, skin removed
• 118.29 ml mild blue cheese, crumbled

directions

1. Melt butter in large saucepan placed over medium heat. Whisk in flour until blended; cook until bubbly.
2. Slowly stir in milk and broth; whisk constantly over low heat until mixture is smooth and simmers, about 8 minutes.
3. Stir in 1 cup mozzarella and 1/4 cup parmesan; remove from heat.
4. Preheat oven to 350*. Cook tubini or penne pasta according to package directions. Add broccoliflorets to pasta pot after 6 minutes; stir and cook 4 minutes more.
5. Remove pot from heat, stir in 1 cup cold water, and drainbroccoli-pasta mixture in colander.
6. Combine pasta, broccoli, cheese sauce and chicken in a 13x9x2 baking dish.
7. Sprinkle blue cheese crumbs and remaining mozzarella and parmesan.
8. Bake until top is golden and mixture is bubbly, about 25 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before serving.

Reviews

[Beth A.]

I add a little garlic powder (maybe 1/2 tsp.) along with some black pepper to the white sauce. I also probably used closer to 2 cups cooked chopped chicken breast, instead of 3 cups. Very good recipe! It's all ready in my keeper file.:)