Fusilli with broccoli and chicken is a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed for lunch or dinner. The combination of flavors and textures in this dish is sure to please everyone at the table. The tender fusilli pasta, the slightly crispy broccoli, and the juicy chicken come together to create a meal that is both satisfying and flavorful. Whether you are a seasoned chef or a beginner in the kitchen, this recipe is easy to follow and can be tailored to your own taste preferences. So gather your ingredients, put on your apron, and let's get cooking!
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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
FUSILLI WITH BROCCOLI AND CHICKEN
Serve four food groups in one delicious dish: corkscrew pasta, broccoli, chicken, and a sprinkling of Parmesan.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Bring broth to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add chicken. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover. Simmer until cooked through, about 10 minutes. Remove chicken; let cool. Using a fork, shred meat into bite-size pieces. Toss with 1 teaspoon oil and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Set aside.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil; add salt. Add broccoli, and cook until bright green and tender, about 3 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon; drain, and pat dry with paper towels. Add pasta to boiling water; cook until al dente. Drain.
- Heat remaining 1/4 cup oil in a large skillet over medium heat until hot but not smoking. Add cooked broccoli and the garlic. Cook, stirring often, 2 minutes. Stir in shredded chicken and cooked pasta. Cook 1 minute more. Remove garlic cloves. Transfer pasta mixture to a large platter. Serve with cheese.
CREAMY FUSILLI WITH CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI FROM STEFANO FAITA
Time 45m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Generously salt water. Add pasta and cook for 6 minutes. Add broccoli florets and continue to cook until pasta is al dente and broccoli is tender. Drain, reserving some of the pasta water. Meanwhile, add olive oil to large skillet over medium heat. When oil is hot, add pancetta (or bacon) and cook until golden, about 2 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high. Add butter, chicken, garlic, sage, and salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until chicken is browned, about 3 to 4 minutes. Add the wine, cream, and sundried tomatoes. Stir to remove any brown bits in the bottom of the pan. Bring sauce to a boil and cook until chicken is cooked through and sauce thickens slightly, about 5 minutes. Add drained pasta and broccoli. Toss to combine, adding a few tablespoons of pasta water if needed to loosen the sauce. Add parmesan cheese and parsley. Toss. Serve sprinkled with a bit of cheese, if you like. This recipe is courtesy of Tablée des chefs.
CHICKEN, BROCCOLI AND FUSILLI IN GARLIC CREAM SAUCE
Provided by Nicholas Puniello
Categories Milk/Cream Chicken Garlic Pasta Sauté Kid-Friendly High Fiber Broccoli Bon Appétit Boston Massachusetts Small Plates
Yield Serves 6
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Cook broccoli in large pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 4 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer broccoli to large bowl. Add fusilli to same pot and cook until just tender but still firm to bite. Drain pasta.
- Meanwhile, heat oil in heavy large skillet over high heat. Add garlic and chicken and saut$amp;eacute; until chicken is just cooked through, about 3 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer chicken to bowl with broccoli. Add wine, broth and cream to skillet and boil until sauce thickens slightly, about 8 minutes. Add pasta, broccoli, chicken and cheese to sauce and toss until mixture is heated through and coated evenly with sauce.
FUSILLI WITH CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI RABE
Provided by Giada De Laurentiis Bio & Top Recipes
Categories main-dish
Time 30m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat. Season the water generously with salt. Cook the pasta for 2 minutes less than the package directions indicate, about 6 minutes. Add the broccoli rabe to the water with the pasta and cook for an additional minute. Drain well reserving 1 cup of the pasta water.
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the oil and heat an additional minute. To the hot oil add the garlic, shallot, 1/2 teaspoon salt and red pepper flakes, if using. Cook, stirring often with a wooden spoon for 2 minutes or until soft and fragrant. Add the chicken and toss well to coat in all the flavors. Cook, stirring often until lightly browned, about 4 minutes. Add the pasta to the pan along with the Parmigiano-Reggiano. Toss well to combine adding the pasta water as needed to create a light sauce. Serve with additional cheese if desired.
FUSILLI & BROCCOLI
Found this in a magazine.Cut out most of the oil it called for as it really didn't need that much. Great main entree. Or a great side dish with chicken or seafood.
Provided by Katha
Categories Vegetable
Time 30m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Prepare pasta according to package directions.
- In a medium skillet, saute garlic& red pepper in oil about 5 mimutes, until garlic is lightly browned.
- add broth keep warm.
- Add broccoli to pasta water the last 2-3 minutes.
- Drain pasta& broccoli.
- Return to pot.
- Pour garlic mixture over pasta.
- Toss to coat well.
- Place in serving bowls.
- Dust with cheese if desired.
- Serve 8.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 235.5, Fat 2.6, SaturatedFat 0.4, Sodium 12.3, Carbohydrate 44.5, Fiber 2.6, Sugar 1.4, Protein 8
CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI RABE WITH FUSILLI PASTA
This recipe was printed in Boston Globe's 'Ask the Chef' column this week. The recipe originates from Rino's Place in East Boston. It's pretty tasty (even my 9 year old devoured it) and gave me an excuse to try a new veggie -- broccoli rabe. I'm posting the recipe the way I made it tonight, but if you want to try the Rino's Place, full calorie version, use 5/8 C of oil instead of 1/3 C and add 4 tablespoons of butter at the same time as the wine. I made this with whole wheat fusilli -- its a bit heavier and a little nuttier tasting than regular fusilli, and offers your family a serving of whole grains. I think this dish would go well as a dish to pass or as a dish to serve for company.
Provided by Lowfat Linda
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 40m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Cook pasta according to package directions in a large pot of boiling, salted water.
- Remove the pasta from the water with a strainer, saving the water in the pot. Set pasta aside.
- Return water to the heat and bring to a boil.
- Blanch broccoli rabe for two minutes, then strain and set aside.
- Dredge chicken in flour, shake off excess.
- Heat oil over medium high heat in a large saute pan and cook chicken for 1 to 2 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
- Add garlic, broccoli rabe, salt and pepper to chicken, toss to combine.
- Add wine and broth, stir to combine and simmer for 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add cooked pasta, stir to combine and remove from heat.
- Serve topped with grated cheese.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 711.1, Fat 17.1, SaturatedFat 3.2, Cholesterol 134.1, Sodium 273.2, Carbohydrate 65.9, Fiber 2.7, Sugar 1.6, Protein 65.2
FUSILLI WITH BROCCOLI AND ANCHOVIES
This is Italian country cooking at its best, a simple dish that requires few ingredients and very little time. Use the same pot of water that you use to cook the broccoli for the pasta. Then finish the broccoli and anchovy mixture in a pan while the pasta is cooking, and toss the pasta with the sauce right in the pan.
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Categories quick, weekday, pastas, main course
Time 30m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil. Cut broccoli crowns from stems, leaving about 1 inch of stem at the base of each crown; set aside thick stems for another purpose.
- Salt boiling water generously and add broccoli. Boil 5 to 6 minutes, until tender enough to break apart with a fork.
- Using a skimmer, tongs or a slotted spoon, transfer broccoli crowns to a bowl of cold water (do not drain water from pot). Drain broccoli, then blot on paper towels. Chop fine.
- Bring water in pot back to a boil and add fusilli.
- While fusilli is cooking, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat in a wide, heavy skillet and add garlic, anchovies and red pepper flakes, if using. Cook, stirring and mashing anchovies with the back of a wooden spoon, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in chopped broccoli.
- Add a ladle or two (about 1/2 cup) of the pasta water to the broccoli, season to taste with salt and pepper and stir over medium heat for 5 minutes. Broccoli should be very soft. Remove another ladle of pasta water and set aside.
- Drain pasta and toss at once with broccoli and remaining olive oil. Add water you set aside if you think it needs more moisture. Serve at once, sprinkled with cheese.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 395, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 66 grams, Fat 9 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 15 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 510 milligrams, Sugar 4 grams
FUSILLI WITH RAPINI (BROCCOLI RABE), GARLIC, AND TOMATO WINE SAUCE
Delicious in the spring, cut rapini before it flowers for tender greenery. Absolutely delicious and very easily adaptable for whatever's growing in your garden.
Provided by sophie
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 40m
Yield 2
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Fill a saucepan with enough water to cover the broccoli rabe, sprinkle in some salt, and bring the salted water to a boil. Stir in the broccoli rabe, and cook until bright green and just starting to become tender, about 2 minutes; drain the rabe, and cool in a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking process. Drain well, and pat dry with paper towels.
- Fill a pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the fusilli, and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain well in a colander set in the sink.
- While the pasta is cooking, heat the olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat, and cook and stir the 2 roughly-chopped garlic cloves until they start to turn translucent, about 2 minutes; sprinkle with salt and black pepper, and stir in rosemary sprig, dried Italian herb mix, and crushed red pepper flakes.
- Stir in the blanched rabe, white wine, and tomatoes; remove rosemary sprig, and bring the mixture to a boil. Mix in the cooked fusilli pasta, green onions, and 1 minced clove of garlic; simmer for 1 more minute, and serve topped with a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 353.5 calories, Carbohydrate 26.3 g, Cholesterol 1.8 mg, Fat 21.3 g, Fiber 6 g, Protein 9 g, SaturatedFat 3.3 g, Sodium 390.4 mg, Sugar 7.6 g
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
Tips:
- Prep Ingredients: Before you start cooking, measure and chop all your ingredients. This will ensure that everything is ready when you need it and prevent scrambling during the cooking process.
- Cook Pasta al Dente: To achieve the perfect texture, cook your pasta al dente, which means "to the tooth" in Italian. This means the pasta should be slightly firm to the bite and not overcooked and mushy.
- Use Fresh Broccoli: Fresh broccoli florets add a vibrant green color and crisp texture to the dish. If you don't have fresh broccoli, you can use frozen broccoli, but make sure to thaw it before cooking.
- Season Generously: Don't be afraid to season your dish liberally with salt and pepper. A well-seasoned dish will have more flavor and depth.
- Add Parmesan Cheese: Parmesan cheese adds a rich, salty flavor to the pasta. You can also use other hard cheeses like pecorino or asiago.
- Serve Immediately: This dish is best enjoyed immediately after it's cooked. The pasta will start to absorb the sauce and lose its texture if it sits for too long.
Conclusion:
Fusilli with broccoli and chicken is a quick, easy, and delicious meal that's perfect for busy weeknights. It's a great way to get your daily dose of vegetables and protein, and it's also a crowd-pleaser. With its vibrant colors, crisp textures, and savory flavors, this dish is sure to be a hit with everyone at the table. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy pasta dish, give fusilli with broccoli and chicken a try!
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