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Category: Pasta - Meat
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2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
1 lb chicken breast tenders, chopped
Salt and pepper
1 small onion, chopped
1 lb macaroni elbows or cavatappi corkscrew shaped pasta twists
2 1/2 cups raw broccoli florets
3 tbsp butter
3 tbsp flour
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp paprika
3 cups whole milk
1 cup chicken stock
3 cups yellow sharp Cheddar
1 tbsp prepared Dijon mustard
Cook macaroni. In a medium pan, add olive oil and chicken; season with salt and pepper. Saute until white; then add onion and cook until tender and chicken is cooked through. Turn off heat and reserve.
To boiling pasta water, add pasta and salt to season the cooking water. Cook 5 minutes, then add broccoli and cook 3 minutes more or until pasta is cooked to al dente and florets are just tender.
While pasta cooks, heat a medium sauce pot over medium heat. Add butter and melt, then add flour, cayenne and paprika and whisk together over heat until roux bubbles then cook a minute more. Whisk in milk and stock and raise heat to bring the sauce to a quick boil. Simmer until the sauce thickens about 5 minutes.
Drain macaroni or pasta and broccoli florets. Add back to the pot and add chicken to the pasta and broccoli. Add cheese to milk sauce and stir to melt it in, a minute or so. Stir in mustard and season sauce with salt and pepper. Pour sauce over chicken and broccoli and cooked pasta and stir to combine. Adjust seasonings and transfer to a large serving platter and serve.
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MAC AND CHEDDAR CHEESE WITH CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI
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Category: Pasta - Meat
Prep Time: Cook Time: Total Time:
2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
1 lb chicken breast tenders, chopped
Salt and pepper
1 small onion, chopped
1 lb macaroni elbows or cavatappi corkscrew shaped pasta twists
2 1/2 cups raw broccoli florets
3 tbsp butter
3 tbsp flour
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp paprika
3 cups whole milk
1 cup chicken stock
3 cups yellow sharp Cheddar
1 tbsp prepared Dijon mustard
Cook macaroni. In a medium pan, add olive oil and chicken; season with salt and pepper. Saute until white; then add onion and cook until tender and chicken is cooked through. Turn off heat and reserve.
To boiling pasta water, add pasta and salt to season the cooking water. Cook 5 minutes, then add broccoli and cook 3 minutes more or until pasta is cooked to al dente and florets are just tender.
While pasta cooks, heat a medium sauce pot over medium heat. Add butter and melt, then add flour, cayenne and paprika and whisk together over heat until roux bubbles then cook a minute more. Whisk in milk and stock and raise heat to bring the sauce to a quick boil. Simmer until the sauce thickens about 5 minutes.
Drain macaroni or pasta and broccoli florets. Add back to the pot and add chicken to the pasta and broccoli. Add cheese to milk sauce and stir to melt it in, a minute or so. Stir in mustard and season sauce with salt and pepper. Pour sauce over chicken and broccoli and cooked pasta and stir to combine. Adjust seasonings and transfer to a large serving platter and serve.
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