Chicken (or not) w/ Broccoli and Ziti

Recipe Rating:	1 Rating5
Categories:	Chicken, Pasta, Quick & Easy, For Kids, Vegetarian, Healthy
Keywords:	Garlic, broccoli
Serves:	4
Prep Time:	15 Min
Cook Time:	10 Min

Ingredients

1/4 c	olive oil
2 lg	boneless chicken breasts, cut into strips
3	garlic cloves , slivered
	salt and ground pepper to taste
2 c	broccoli flowerets
1/2 lb	ziti, cooked
1/3 c	half and half or milk
1/2 c	fresh parmesan cheese
2 Tbsp	unsalted butter
	dried red pepper flakes (optional)
1/4 c	pasta water as needed

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Rosemarie Zub

Lightly Salted

Clark, NJ (pop. 104,335)

rozemarie

Member Since Apr 2012

Rosemarie's Notes:

I found this looking through some of my Aunts belongings of hand written recipes. Gave it a try and really LOVED IT!!The family gave this thumbs up!

Directions

Heat 1/4 cup of oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Sauté the chicken with the garlic, salt, and pepper until lightly browned.
Add the broccoli flowerets. Toss with the chicken. Cook and stir for 1 minute.
Add milk and ONLY 1/4 of the grated Parmesan cheese. Using high heat, quickly toss all ingredients until a nice milky sauce has formed (1-2 min.).

Cook ziti according to package directions. Drain, but do not rinse and reserve 1/4 cup of pasta water.
Toss the ziti with the butter. Add ziti to the chicken and broccoli and toss gently. Add the reserve pasta water as needed and toss again. Sprinkle with remaining grated Parmesan cheese, and red flakes. Serve.

NOTE: You can make this dish without the chicken, Just add a little of a vegetable stock when sautéing the garlic and broccoli.