Cheesy Chicken Broccoli Pasta

• doses: 6 servings
• tempo ativo: 5 minutes
• tempo total: 30 minutes

Ingredientes

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 pound chicken breasts (boneless and skinless cut into small bite size pieces)

½ teaspoon salt (or to taste)

½ teaspoon pepper (or to taste)

1 medium onion (chopped)

4 cloves garlic (minced)

8 ounce pasta (uncooked, such as penne, shells, rigatoni, etc.)

1 cup chicken broth (low sodium)

2 cups milk

2 cup broccoli (cut into small florets, 1 head of broccoli)

¼ teaspoon nutmeg

2 cups cheddar cheese (shredded)

Instruções

Cook the chicken.

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 flavor.

Add the onions, garlic and cook for another 2 minutes until the onions softens a little bit.

Cook the pasta.

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.

Add in the broccoli.

Uncover the pot and stir in the broccoli. Continue cooking for a couple more minutes until all the liquid evaporates.

Finish the dish.

Stir in the nutmeg and cheddar cheese. Taste for seasoning and adjust with salt and pepper if needed.

Informação Nutricional

• Calorias: 468 kcal
• Gordura Total: 20 g
• Gordura Saturada: 9 g
• Gordura Insaturada: 7 g
• Gordura Trans: 0.1 g
• Colesterol: 92 mg
• Sódio: 590 mg
• Carboidratos Totais: 38 g
• Fibra Alimentar: 2 g
• Açúcares Totais: 7 g
• Proteína: 34 g