Creamy Chicken and Broccoli Pasta

Name: Creamy Chicken and Broccoli Pasta
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon oil, divided; 1½ pounds chicken breast, cut into cubes; 1 teaspoon salt, divided; ground black pepper to taste; 1 head broccoli; 6 cups low-fat milk; 1 pound bow-tie pasta; 1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese; 1 cup shredded reduced-fat mozzarella cheese

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No need to use heavy whipping cream and full-fat cheese to get a creamy, velvety pasta sauce—this easy recipe uses milk, low-fat mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Filled with sautéed chicken and broccoli florets and simply seasoned with with salt and pepper, it's a family-friendly dish that both kids and adults will love. It's also ready in half an hour, perfect for busy weeknights. Using one pot for everything leaves you without all of the messy clean-up. If you don't have bow-tie pasta on hand, any small pasta shape will do, such as orecchiette, penne or macaroni.

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Mealthy Tip

Feel free to use whatever seasonal vegetables you have in your refrigerator instead of the broccoli. This creamy pasta would be equally delicious with roasted Brussels sprouts, cubed zucchini, julienned red peppers or fresh or frozen peas. Simply omit the chicken to make the pasta vegetarian.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving: 816 calories; 26g fat; 55.6g carbohydrates; 86g protein; 199mg cholesterol; 1335mg sodium.

Full nutrition

Amount Per Serving
Calories 816		Calories from Fat 234
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 26g		40%
	Saturated Fat 12g	58%
	Trans Fat 0.0g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 2.8g
	Monounsaturated Fat 9.4g
Cholesterol 199mg		66%
Sodium 1335mg		56%
Total Carbohydrate 55.6g		19%
	Dietary Fiber 2g	10%
	Sugars 20.3g
Protein 86g

Vitamin A 25%		Vitamin C 10%
Calcium 68%		Iron 21%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs:

		Calories:	2,000	2,500
Total Fat		Less than	65g	80g
	Saturated Fat	Less than	20g	25g
Cholesterol		Less than	300mg	300 mg
Sodium		Less than	2,400mg	2,400mg
Total Carbohydrate			300g	375g
	Dietary Fiber		25g	30g

Calories per gram:

Fat 9 • Carbohydrate 4 • Protein 4

Tagged:

Dinner Weeknight Fusion Quick And Easy Ready In 30 Lunch Chicken American Italian One Pot Or Pan Pasta Broccoli Chicken Breast Milk Farfalle Kid-friendly

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Tiana D. says:

The absolute best thing about this recipe is that it's one-pot (and also super delicious). My kid and husband were super happy and even ate the broccoli they sometimes avoid. I will be making this in the future, total winner!

Katie Hason says:

I made this recipe and it's a super simple and easy to make dish. You can't even tell the sauce is prepared with low-fat milk and and cheese! Overall, this dish was was creamy and flavorful, and perfect even for picky eaters.

Sam Dalton says:

This was a really good, easy to make pasta dish. I add a little white pepper or red chili flakes to my dish, and give the kids this version. It's really simple and better than using store bought sauces.

Rachel Douglas says:

I used sweet green peas instead of using broccoli. My kids eat this stuff up! The bowtie pasta noodles are perfect for their little hands. I added lots of garlic to this recipe, but other than that kept everything the same.

Sheila Long says:

It's tasty, the kids love it, and it has some veggies in it! I didn't make a lot of the sauce so my kids ate it with their little fingers.