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Mar
12
2012
Stovetop Broccoli and Cheese Chicken Pasta
Tags: broccoli, cheese, chicken, Dinner, pasta, quick and easy, under 30 minutes
I know I have said it before, but quick and easy dinners are my favorite. This dish has a rich cheesy sauce that gets added to a big pot of broccoli, chicken and pasta. It’s comforting, delicious and will be on your table in about 20 minutes tops 
Hoping to make your weeknights easier with my quick and easy dinner ideas. This one is done right on your stovetop too, Enjoy!
Here’s your ingredient line up. Forgot to add the milk, so imagine that is here
Here’s the simple cheese sauce that will go into your pasta. It’s pretty fabulous. If you’ve made my Wild Rice Casserole, it is very similar to the one I use there.
I picked up these fun thin egg noodles for my pasta, but any of your favorite shape or size will do the trick. These egg noodles only boil for 4 minutes, so I kind of love them! The cheese sauce is thick so be sure you don’t overcook your pasta, lots of stirring could smash a pasta that is overcooked
Drain your pasta and run it under cold water to stop the cooking.
Add your pasta to a big pot then add your broccoli…..
….add your chicken.
Now the fabulous cheese sauce. Mmmm. Give it a good stir, loosen the sauce with a little milk and serve.
1 pound thin egg noodles
1 stick unsalted butter
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 1/2 cups chicken broth
1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
2 cups shredded cooked chicken breast
1 pound broccoli florets, steamed
1-1 1/2 cups milk
1. Prepare egg noodles according to package directions, drain and run under cool water to stop cooking.
2. Melt butter into a medium saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour, salt and pepper, whisking until thick and combined. Slowly whisk in chicken broth until combined. Increase heat to high and whisk until thick and bubbly. Reduce heat to low and stir in cheese until melted.
3. Transfer cooked noodles to a large dutch oven or pot over low-medium heat. Add chicken, broccoli and cheese sauce, stirring; will be thick. Stir in milk to loosen sauce to your liking. Serve immediately. This dish does best when served as soon as possible. If needed to be prepared ahead of time, add additional milk or chicken broth to loosen sauce.
Makes 6 servings
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Anyone who says they don’t like broccoli just needs to try it like this
Lol! I agree
I second that
Looks delicious!! I will be adding this to our menu this week, my 4 yr old is loving broccoli right now, so I need all the recipes with broccoli in it that I can get!!
Perfect! Hope he enjoys it!!
I always love your dinner ideas and this is no exception!! So easy and yummy looking…and includes some of my most favorite ingredients!!
Thanks girl!!
I am mesmerized by those little egg noodles. This sounds divine, Jenny!
They are so great to use for dinner recipes when you are in a hurry. Love em!
looks soooooooo delicious. love mac and cheese with broccoli, nothing beats it.
I agree
I make a similar recipe, but use rice instead of pasta. This looks amazing though, and I can’t wait to try the pasta recipe
I was wondering what to make for dinner tonight for the kids & I with hubby traveling…and I just happen to have all these ingredients on hand. Thining I might just add some fresh herbs like thyme to it. Love it!
Oooo, some fresh herbs would be a perfect addition!
That looks so good! Ok – this is so getting made for dinner next week
I MEAN SERIOUSLY.
Quick and easy dinners are my favorite too! I mean how could they not be! Loving that you made this with fine egg noodles, and that it’s stove top
So easy and delicious!! Chicken, broccoli & cheese are perfect for each other!
This looks great – especially as spring kicks in and all the kids’ activities gear up. I need more fast recipes! Thanks!
Jenny, this looks so good and easy to boot! My kind of meal!
I am a fan of easy dinners, too. Love this!
I AM IN LOVE WITH YOUR BECHEMEL SAUCE! ITS SIMPLY AMAZING!
We made this for dinner tonight! SO yummy. The sauce was perfect! Thanks for the recipe!!
The kiddos will love this. I have to look for those noodles I have never seen them in the kosher section.
This was really good. The bechemel sauce was AWESOME but in my family, this would feed at least 10 folks. The 4 of us only ate about 1/2 of it. Looks like I don’t have to cook dinner tomorrow!
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Thank you!!! This was so good, and my 2 1/2 year-old loved it! Every time she took a bite, she said, “I like it!” My 5-year-old ate around the broccoli, but he loved the cheese sauce.
So glad to hear it Kristi! Thanks for the feedback
Would this recipe work out if it were halved? I’m only cooking for two!
I made this tonight for dinner. It turned out great and fed my large family with plenty of left overs for lunch this week. I didn’t have enough cheddar so I subbed half the amount for cream cheese. Thanks for the recipe. This was my first visit to your blog.
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Hey Jenny,
Do you use any special type of cheddar in this dish? I had some sharp shredded cheddar on hand, but felt like the sauce tasted more ‘chicken broth’ than ‘cheese’. It’s delicious – I’m just wondering if the type of cheese would have made a difference. LOL
Hi Kelly, I just use a mild shredded cheddar
How do you cook your chicken? And do you steam broccoli in a bamboo steamer or what do you use?
Thanks!
Tried this tonight! Another tasty recipe. And a good way to eat broccoli!!
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I’ve made this a ton of times!
Once with a thicker noodle and it was gross! LOL!
But I did want to add for anyone who was wondering…each time I make
this I do freeze batches of this and it reheats and tastes great!
Now you know!
Thanks for the always incredible recipes!
Was great. Had to use asparagus and as my son is a protein hater I used protein added rotini instead of egg noodles. Since my son is a little sensitive to salt and pepper and he likes to be involved in his food I let him top with some grated parmasean, he’s a cheese junkie. This is definitely going in the rotation.
Thanks for the great recipe!
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