Chicken broccoli and tomato pasta is a classic and flavorful dish that is both delicious and nutritious. With its combination of tender chicken, crisp broccoli, and juicy tomatoes, all tossed in a rich and savory tomato sauce over pasta, this recipe offers a delightful blend of flavors and textures that will satisfy any pasta lover. Whether you're looking for a quick and easy weeknight meal or a more elaborate dish for a special occasion, this versatile recipe has something to offer everyone.
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CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI PASTA
Boneless chicken and broccoli make a delicious pairing in a tomato-garlic sauce. Use your favorite shaped pasta - penne and shells work well.
Provided by Gloria McShane
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 20m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a large skillet over medium heat, warm oil and add chicken; cook until slightly brown. Add onion and garlic to cook for about 5 minutes or until garlic is golden and onions are translucent.
- Add tomatoes, broccoli, salt, pepper and oregano; stir well and bring to a boil. Cover and turn down heat to simmer for about 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until tender; drain and add back into pot. Pour chicken sauce into pot and mix well.
- Add basil and toss well; top with Parmesan cheese. Serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 367.9 calories, Carbohydrate 51 g, Cholesterol 34 mg, Fat 7.7 g, Fiber 3.6 g, Protein 23.5 g, SaturatedFat 1.4 g, Sodium 296.1 mg, Sugar 5 g
CHICKEN, BROCCOLI, AND CHERRY TOMATO FUSILLI
For a one-dish weekday meal, serve our fusilli with chicken, broccoli and cherry tomatoes. It has half the fat of spaghetti and meatballs, plus it combines a healthy dose of vegetables.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 45m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a small saucepan with a tight-fitting lid, combine the chicken, broth, 1 teaspoon of the salt, smashed garlic, and parsley. Bring just to a boil, remove from the heat, and set aside, covered, until just cooked through, about 15 minutes. Remove the chicken, strain the broth. Pull the chicken into strips and put in a bowl with about 1/4 cup of the broth. Reserve the rest of the chicken broth.
- Bring a large pot of cold water to a boil over high heat, then salt it generously. Add the broccoli and cook until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Transfer broccoli with a slotted spoon to a bowl. Return the water to a boil, add the fusilli and cook, stirring occasionally until al dente to tender but not mushy, about 8 minutes.
- While the pasta cooks, combine the minced garlic, oil, and chile flakes in a large skillet. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring, until lightly browned and fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes and cook, stirring, until somewhat soft, about 1 minute. Add 1/2 cup of the broth, the remaining 2 teaspoons salt, and stir in the butter and 1/4 cup of the pecorino until incorporated. Stir in the chicken and broccoli, bring to a simmer, and remove from the heat.
- Drain the pasta in a colander in the sink. Transfer to a bowl and toss with the remaining 1/4 cup pecorino. Pour the sauce over the pasta, season with pepper, and toss to combine. (If the sauce around the pasta seems "tight", add a little more broth, until it loosely naps the fusilli.) Serve in large bowls and pass additional cheese at the table, if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 675 calorie, Fat 24 grams, SaturatedFat 8.5 grams, Carbohydrate 65 grams
PASTA, BROCCOLI AND CHICKEN
A mixture of pasta, broccoli, pesto, tomatoes and cheese that is practically a meal in itself, especially with the cooked chicken. Great served with crusty bread or a tossed salad. Try using bow tie pasta for an added variation!
Provided by Joanne
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes Pasta
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a large pot with boiling salted water cook rigatoni pasta until al dente. Drain.
- Meanwhile, blanch broccoli florets in a medium size saucepan, remove with slotted spoon. In same pan saute the minced garlic and pesto sauce in the olive oil for 2 minutes. Add the chopped tomatoes and set aside.
- In a large bowl toss cooked pasta with blanched broccoli, cooked chicken, and garlic/tomato mixture. Add grated Parmesan cheese, salt, and ground black pepper and mix well. Serve warm.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 508.7 calories, Carbohydrate 45.7 g, Cholesterol 67.2 mg, Fat 21.3 g, Fiber 3.4 g, Protein 34.4 g, SaturatedFat 5.5 g, Sodium 256.8 mg, Sugar 3.4 g
BROCCOLI N TOMATO PASTA
Fresh tomatoes and broccoli add pretty color to this hearty spaghetti dish from Lillian Justis of Woodbine, New Jersey.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 20m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a large skillet or Dutch oven, bring water to a boil. Add spaghetti; boil, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Add broccoli; boil 3-4 minutes longer or until pasta and broccoli are tender., Meanwhile, in a nonstick skillet, saute the tomatoes, garlic and pepper flakes in oil for 2 minutes. Drain pasta mixture; add to the skillet. Add remaining ingredients and toss to coat.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 348 calories, Fat 12g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 7mg cholesterol, Sodium 688mg sodium, Carbohydrate 51g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 12g protein.
CHICKEN, BROCCOLI, AND TOMATO PASTA
This is an easy, budget-friendly Italian dish that I found in the paper. Since I usually have most of these ingredients on hand, I hope to try it soon. Until then, I'm putting it here for safe keeping.
Provided by Denise in da Kitchen
Categories Chicken
Time 30m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Boil pasta in 6 quarts of water for 8 to 10 minutes. (The pasta will be slightly undercooked). Drain, and set aside. Do NOT rinse.
- Heat the oil on medium high in a pot large enough to hold the 1 pound of cooked pasta, then add the chicken pieces. Cook for 2 minutes, turning the chicken to brown evenly on all sides.
- Add the diced onion, and cook for 2 more minutes. Stir in the chopped garlic, basil and oregano and cook for 1 minute. Season with salt and sugar, then pour in the red wine. Bring to a simmer, and reduce the liquid by half.
- Toss in the diced tomatoes, and return to a simmer. Cook for an additional 5-7 minutes, or until the chicken is thoroughly cooked. Add the chopped broccoli, and continue cooking for 2 minutes.
- Mix in the pasta, and cook until the pasta reaches your preferred doness. Finish by mixing in the parmeasan cheese and taste for salt.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 554.7, Fat 12.6, SaturatedFat 4.3, Cholesterol 136.4, Sodium 1772.4, Carbohydrate 70.5, Fiber 5.9, Sugar 9.1, Protein 33.2
CHICKEN & BROCCOLI PASTA BAKE
This dish can be assembled ready for baking a good few hours ahead - and it's all cooked in one pan
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Lunch, Pasta, Supper
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat the oven to 190C/ fan170C/ gas 5. Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Throw in 350g pasta shells or quills, stir well and return to the boil.
- Cook for 6 minutes, then add 200g broccoli, cut into very small florets and stems thinly sliced, and cook for 5-6 minutes more until the pasta is just cooked. Drain well, then return to the pan.
- Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a wide pan, add 350g thinly sliced boneless, skinless chicken breasts and fry until lightly browned.
- Tip in 175g quartered chestnut mushrooms and stir fry for 1 minute, then stir in 4 tbsp sundried tomato paste, 80g soft cheese with garlic and herbs and a 284ml carton single cream.
- Gently simmer, stirring, until the cheese has melted to thicken the sauce. Season with salt and pepper.
- Pour the sauce over the pasta, stirring gently until coated, then tip into a shallow ovenproof dish (about 1.7 litre capacity) and level the top.
- Mix a bunch of finely sliced spring onions, 85g grated mature cheddar, 1 finely chopped garlic clove and 50g flaked almonds for the topping and sprinkle over the pasta. Bake for 20 minutes until golden.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 665 calories, Fat 27 grams fat, SaturatedFat 10 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 71 grams carbohydrates, Fiber 4 grams fiber, Protein 37 grams protein, Sodium 0.42 milligram of sodium
PASTA WITH CHICKEN, BROCCOLI, AND SUN-DRIED TOMATOES
Cook's Illustrated 2005 Be sure to use low-sodium chicken broth in this recipe; regular chicken broth will make the dish extremely salty. The broccoli is blanched in the same water that is later used to cook the pasta. Remove the broccoli when it is tender at the edges but still crisp at the core-it will continue to cook with residual heat. If you can't find Asiago cheese, Parmesan is an acceptable alternative.
Provided by nsomniak6
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 35m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Bring 4 quarts water to rolling boil, covered, in stockpot.
- Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon butter in 12-inch nonstick skillet over high heat until just beginning to brown, about 1 minute. Add chicken in single layer; cook for 1 minute without stirring, then stir chicken and continue to cook until most, but not all, of pink color has disappeared and chicken is lightly browned around the edges, about 2 minutes longer. Transfer chicken to clean bowl; set aside.
- Return skillet to high heat and add 1 tablespoon butter; add onion and 1/4 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned about edges, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in garlic, red pepper flakes, thyme, and flour; cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add wine and chicken broth; bring to simmer, then reduce heat to medium and continue to simmer, stirring occasionally, until sauce has thickened slightly and reduced to 1 1/4 cups, about 15 minutes.
- While sauce simmers, add 1 tablespoon salt and broccoli to boiling water; cook until broccoli is tender but still crisp at center, about 2 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer broccoli to large paper towel-lined plate. Return water to boil; stir in pasta and cook until al dente. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup pasta cooking water; return pasta to pot.
- Stir remaining 2 tablespoons butter, Asiago, sun-dried tomatoes, parsley, and chicken into sauce in skillet; cook until chicken is hot and cooked through, about 1 minute. Off heat, season to taste with pepper. Pour chicken/sauce mixture over pasta and add broccoli; toss gently to combine, adding pasta cooking water as needed to adjust sauce consistency. Serve immediately, passing additional Asiago and the lemon wedges (if using) separately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 577.5, Fat 15.2, SaturatedFat 8.1, Cholesterol 96.4, Sodium 169.2, Carbohydrate 60.1, Fiber 6.3, Sugar 5.1, Protein 41.1
Tips:
- Choose high-quality ingredients: Use fresh, high-quality ingredients for the best flavor. Look for ripe tomatoes, tender broccoli, and boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs.
- Season the chicken well: Before cooking, season the chicken with salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning for extra flavor.
- Cook the chicken thoroughly: Make sure the chicken is cooked through before adding it to the pasta. This will help prevent foodborne illness.
- Don't overcook the pasta: Cook the pasta according to the package instructions, but be careful not to overcook it. Overcooked pasta will be mushy and unpleasant.
- Use a flavorful sauce: The sauce is what brings this dish together, so make sure it's flavorful. Use a combination of fresh tomatoes, garlic, onion, and herbs.
- Add vegetables: Add some vegetables to the dish for extra nutrition and flavor. Broccoli, zucchini, and bell peppers are all good choices.
- Serve with a sprinkle of cheese: A sprinkle of Parmesan or grated Italian cheese will add a nice finishing touch to the dish.
Conclusion:
Chicken, broccoli, and tomato pasta is a quick and easy weeknight meal that the whole family will love. It's a flavorful and satisfying dish that's also healthy and affordable. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy dinner idea, give this recipe a try. You won't be disappointed!
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