Chicken, broccoli, and penne with garlic and red pepper flakes

Chicken and Broccoli Penne

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Chicken and Broccoli Penne is easy to prepare and combines simple, delicious ingredients for a meal that your family will ask for again and again.

Total Time25 mins
Yields4 Servings
Ingredients
 12 ounces Mueller's® Penne
 2 tablespoons salt
 1 pound broccoli florets, coarsely chopped
 1 pound boneless, skinless, chicken breast cubed
 1/4 cup olive oil
 5 cloves of chopped garlic, or 5 tsp minced garlic
 Salt & crushed red pepper flakes to taste
 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
Cooking Directions
1

In a large pot, bring six quarts of water with two tablespoons of salt added, to a boil. Add pasta and broccoli and cook for 10-12 minutes, until pasta is al dente. Before draining, reserve two cups of pasta cooking water. Drain well and set aside.

2

While pasta is cooking, heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook chicken, garlic, and red pepper flakes until chicken is cooked through.

3

In a large bowl, combine cooked pasta and broccoli with chicken and garlic, adding some of the reserved pasta water until desired consistency is reached. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and serve immediately.

Ingredients

Ingredients
 12 ounces Mueller's® Penne
 2 tablespoons salt
 1 pound broccoli florets, coarsely chopped
 1 pound boneless, skinless, chicken breast cubed
 1/4 cup olive oil
 5 cloves of chopped garlic, or 5 tsp minced garlic
 Salt & crushed red pepper flakes to taste
 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese

Directions

Cooking Directions
1

In a large pot, bring six quarts of water with two tablespoons of salt added, to a boil. Add pasta and broccoli and cook for 10-12 minutes, until pasta is al dente. Before draining, reserve two cups of pasta cooking water. Drain well and set aside.

2

While pasta is cooking, heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook chicken, garlic, and red pepper flakes until chicken is cooked through.

3

In a large bowl, combine cooked pasta and broccoli with chicken and garlic, adding some of the reserved pasta water until desired consistency is reached. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and serve immediately.

Notes

Chicken and Broccoli Penne

Reviews

  1. Super easy recipe. Used a whole squeezed lemon with left over 2 cups of pasta broth. Also next time will add Broccoli for half the time (6 minutes) to keep it a bit crisper. Family loved it.

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