Cheesy Chicken Broccoli Pasta

• servings: 6 servings
• active time: 5 minutes
• total time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

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)

Directions

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.

Nutrition

• Calories: 468 kcal
• Total Fat: 20 g
• Saturated Fat: 9 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
• Trans Fat: 0.1 g
• Cholesterol: 92 mg
• Sodium: 590 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 38 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2 g
• Total Sugars: 7 g
• Protein: 34 g