Cheesy Chicken & Broccoli Shells
- Servings
- 4
Ingredients
- 8 oz medium shells pasta uncooked
- 1 lb chicken COOKED) cubed (no skin
- 2 cup broccoli fresh or frozen
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 cup cheese of your choice shredded
- 3 clove garlic minced
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup Whole Milk
- 1 cup broth beef or chicken
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp cajun seasoning or chili powder
- 1 tsp salt to taste
Method
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In a medium pot, boil the broccoli until softened and set aside
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Boil a large pot of lightly salted water and add pasta , then drain
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Add pasta back into the hot/empty pot and add 1 tb of butter, stir until fully melted and pour into a large bowl and set aside while we make the sauce.
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In the same pot, add in the other 1 tb of butter, oil and garlic, cook only until butter is melted
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Once melted, whisk in the flour and cook while stirring constantly, then add in the heavy cream, milk and all other seasonings, continuing to stir the whole time while bringing to a low boil
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Add in the cooked shells, broccoli, and chicken and mix until fully incorporated
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ENJOY!
Nutrition per serving
Counted from 0 of the 1 ingredients; the rest have no figures recorded, so this is not a complete total.