Chicken Broccoli Pasta Bake
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 3 ounces cooked penne pasta
- salt and pepper
- 3 cups steamed broccoli (don't overcook the broccoli cook only until firm-soft)
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup onion, chopped
- 3 -4 garlic cloves, fresh minced or chopped (or more or less to suit taste)
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 1⁄2 cups good quality chicken broth
- 1 1⁄2 cups half-and-half cream or 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1⁄4 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 lb chicken breast, cut in small pieces or strips (uncooked)
- 1⁄8 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 1⁄2 cup cottage cheese
- 1⁄4 cup grated parmesan cheese
directions
- Set oven to 350 degrees.
- Butter an 11 x 8-inch baking pan or a casserole dish.
- In a large bowl, toss together the steamed broccoli and the cooked pasta.
- In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, heat the butter over medium heat.
- Add in the onion; cook for about 3 minutes, or until softened.
- Stir in the garlic and flour; cook for 1 minute.
- Stir in thyme, then slowly whisk in the chicken broth and the half and half cream (or milk); add in the bay leaf and the 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, bring to a medium boil, reduce heat; cook gently for 6-7 minutes, until mixture is thickened.
- Add in the chicken pieces; cook for 2-3 minutes, until chicken is barely cooked through.
- Remove from heat, season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
- Add the mixture to the bowl with the pasta/broccoli mixture, add in the chopped parsley; stir until mixed.
- Transfer to prepared greased baking dish or casserole dish.
- Dot with the cottage cheese.
- Sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese.
- Bake for 20 minutes, or until heated through, and the top is lightly browned.
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Reviews
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i just tried this for dinner. i would suggest cooking the pasta VERY al dente. this would eliminate the dish being a little runny and pasta a little too soft. other than that, feel free to add more fresh herbs than what is listed. i used 3 cups shell pasta and 4 cups frozen broc. maybe the frozen broc was too wet for this and i should have maybe used fresh. i will make this again. the flavor was very nice.