Recipe Collection: Chicken Broccoli Pasta Alfredo

Since I first discovered this some 15 years ago, it’s been one of my favorites.  Of course, it used to be something I’d order in a restaurant, or make using a jar of Alfredo sauce and white pasta.  But no more.

This is a real food, from-scratch version.  What’s more, this is one of my family’s favorite recipes, because it’s customizable.  My daughter only likes the pasta (plain) and chicken.  My husband only likes the chicken and broccoli.  The boys and I eat it all.  But everyone can have it the way they like, and I don’t have to cook a separate meal for anyone, or do any extra work.  Score!

You can actually make this grain-free if you want, by using spaghetti squash or skipping the pasta and having chicken-broccoli Alfredo.  Or skip the chicken, swap chicken stock for veggie stock and make it vegetarian.  Really…you can do so much with this.

It comes together pretty quickly if you do all the parts at once.

Recipe Collection: Chicken Broccoli Pasta Alfredo

Ingredients:

• 8 oz. pasta (I used Einkorn)
• 8 oz. broccoli (if you one who only eats meat and veggies do 1 lb.)
• 1.5 lbs. chicken breast
• 2 tbsp. butter
• 1 tbsp. olive oil
• 1/2 tsp. sea salt
• 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp. onion powder
• 1/2 tsp. basil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tbsp. flour (I used navy bean)
• 1/2 c. chicken stock
• 1/2 c. milk
• 1 c. hard cheese (Romano, Parmesan, maybe even asiago)

Directions:

Step 1: Melt the butter and olive oil in a large skillet.  Slice the chicken breasts to about 1/2″ thick and place them in the pan.  Sprinkle with salt, onion powder, garlic powder, and basil.

Step 2: Cook the chicken for 5 – 8 minutes on each side, until browned and cooked through.  Meanwhile, start boiling water for the pasta, and place the broccoli in a pot to steam.

Step 3: Remove the chicken from the pan.  Start the broccoli steaming and get the pasta into the (hopefully) boiling water.  Add the garlic to the skillet you cooked the chicken in and saute for 2 – 3 minutes.

Step 4: Add your flour to this and stir.  I used navy bean flour this time, but you can use unbleached white flour, brown rice flour — whatever you want.  Arrowroot might even work although it would change the final texture somewhat.

Step 5: Cook and stir for a minute or two, then add the chicken stock.  You can choose water, vegetable stock, or even extra milk if you want.

Step 6: Use this liquid to deglaze the pan, scraping all those brown bits of goodness up.  Then add the milk.

Step 7: Stir it until it’s a smooth sauce.  Add a little extra stock or milk if it’s too thick.

Step 8: Then, add the cheese, finely grated.  Stir again until the cheese is totally melted and the sauce is smooth.  Then, it’s time to serve!

Step 9: Drain the pasta, slice the chicken, and mix it all together.

Chicken Broccoli Pasta Alfredo

A delicious, creamy chicken broccoli pasta Alfredo recipe made from real food ingredients.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Servings 4 servings

Ingredients

  

• 8 oz. pasta
• 8 oz. broccoli
• 1.5 lbs. chicken breast
• 2 tbsp. butter
• 1 tbsp. olive oil
• 1/2 tsp. sea salt
• 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp. onion powder
• 1/2 tsp. basil
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 2 tbsp. flour
• 1/2 c. chicken stock
• 1/2 c. milk
• 1 c. hard cheese (Romano, Parmesan, maybe even asiago)

Instructions

 

• Melt the butter and olive oil in a large skillet. 
• Start boiling water for the pasta and cook pasta according to directions. Place the broccoli in a pot to steam.
  
• Slice the chicken breasts to about 1/2" thick and season with salt, onion powder, garlic powder, and basil. 
  
• Cook the chicken for 5 - 8 minutes on each side, until browned and cooked through.
  
• Once cooked through, remove the chicken from the pan. Add the garlic to the skillet you cooked the chicken in and saute for 2 - 3 minutes.
• Add your flour. Cook and stir for a minute or two. 
• Add the chicken stock to deglaze pan.
• Add milk and stir until sauce gets smooth.
• Add cheese, finely grated.
• Drain the pasta and mix with sauce.
• Serve with chicken and broccoli on top or mixed in.

What’s your favorite Italian-inspired dish?