Creamy Chicken Broccoli Pasta
Serves 2
15 mins prep
25 mins cook
40 mins total
This creamy chicken and broccoli pasta recipe is packed with flavor, plus chicken and broccoli. It's a perfect weeknight pasta dish!

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Cut 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts into large chunks. Season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and oregano.
Pan-fry the chicken in olive oil in a large pan
Once the chicken is cooked, remove it from the pan
Add broccoli to the pan with a small amount of water. Cover the pan and steam the broccoli on medium-high heat for 5 minutes
As chicken and broccoli cook, cook Penne pasta al dente
Combine chicken, broccoli, and pasta into the garlic cream sauce
Serve with additional Parmesan cheese
Garlic Cream Sauce
Saute diced onions and garlic in butter in an extra-large saucepan over medium-high heat until softened
Add one tablespoon of flour and stir for one minute to create a roux
Slowly stir a quarter cup of white wine into the roux
Slowly stir in one and a quarter cups of milk
Continuously stir the sauce while adding the milk to keep the sauce from clumping
Add lemon juice and a cup of grated Parmesan cheese. Stir.
Add 3 tbsp of fresh basil or basil paste

