{{ :recipes:chicken-broccoli-ziti-w-watermark.jpg?direct&200|}} ====== Restaurant Style Chicken Broccoli Ziti ====== /* Description */ {(rater>id=100|name=Restaurant Style Chicken Broccoli Ziti|type=rate|headline=off)} |**Preheat:** °|**Yield:** servings|| |**Prep:** 0:00|**Wait:** 0:00|**Cook:** 0:00| ====== Ingredients ====== * 1.5 lb boneless chicken, cut into bite size pieces (breast or tenders) * 2 T cornstarch * 1 tsp salt * 1/2 tsp black pepper, freshly cracked * 3 T butter, ,divided * 1 T olive oil * 2 garlic cloves, minced * 2/3 C heavy cream * 1/2 C chicken stock * 1/2 C white wine * 1.5 lb broccoli, cut into florets * 1/2 C Parmesan cheese, freshly grated * 1 lb ziti or other tube pasta ====== Directions ====== - Bring large pot of water to boil. Season generously with salt and add pasta. During last 4 minutes of cooking, add broccoli to pot. Drain - reserve ½ C cooking water and set aside. Return pasta and broccoli back to pot. - Season cornstarch with salt and pepper. Toss the chicken in the cornstarch. - Heat oil and 1 T butter over medium/high heat. Add chicken (work in batches as to not overcrowd the pan) and cook a few minutes until browned, turn over and brown the other side. Remove chicken from pan and set aside on a plate. Repeat until chicken is all browned. - Return pan back to burner. Pour in wine and stock and allow to reduce by about half (should take about 5 minutes), stirring to loosen the brown bits from bottom of pan (they're full of flavor). Add garlic, cook 1-2 minutes. - Return chicken back to pan and allow the chicken to cook through, another 4-5 minutes. Stir in heavy cream and reduce heat to medium low, cook about 2 minutes. - Pour chicken cream sauce into pot with pasta and broccoli. Stir in cheese. If sauce seems to thick, add reserved cooking water a little at a time. Add remaining 2 T butter and mix well before serving. - Serve with additional cheese ====== Notes ====== /* Nutrition block - remove the slash-asterisk and asterisk-slash from just above and below the following block */ /* ====== Nutrition ====== |Calories (kcal): ||Fat Calories (kcal): |Cholesterol (mg): | |Fat (g): |Saturated Fat (g): |Mono Fat (g): |Poly Fat (g): | |Protein (g): |Carbohydrates (g): |Sodium (mg): |Fiber (g): | */ {{tag>Recipes Pasta European/Italian }} /* Recipe Tags - Copy and paste tags from the list below to the tag list in the above line, replacing the "TagsNeeded" tag and separated by spaces. */ /* ---Recipe Types--- Appetizer Beverage Beverage/Cocktail Bread Bread/Muffin Bread/Quickbread Brines-Marinades-Rubs Breakfast Casserole Canning-Freezing Condiment CrockPot Dessert Dessert/Bar-Brownie Dessert/Cake Dessert/Cake/Frosting Dessert/Candy-Chocolate Dessert/Crisp-Buckle Dessert/Cookie Dessert/Custard-Curd Dessert/IceCream Dessert/IceCream/Topping Dessert/Pie Dip-Spread Entertaining Fondue Grilling-BBQ Holiday Kid-Friendly MainDish MainDish/Beef MainDish/Poultry MainDish/Pork MainDish/Seafood Pasta European/Italian Pizza Roast Salad Salad/Dressing Sandwich Sauce/Gravy Seasoning Side Snack Soup Stew-Braise Stir-Fry Vegetarian ---Recipe Cuisines--- American American/Cajun-Creole American/Southern American/TexMex Asian Asian/Chinese Asian/Indian Asian/Japanese Asian/Korean Asian/Thai Asian/Vietnamese European European/Belgian European/Czech European/Dutch European/English European/French European/German European/Greek European/Polish European/Irish European/Italian European/Portuguese European/Russian European/Scandinavian European/Spanish European/Swiss Latin Latin/Brazilian Latin/Mexican MiddleEastern MiddleEastern/Ethiopian MiddleEastern/Jewish MiddleEastern/Lebanese ---Recipe Sources--- 365Recipes 365Recipes/Grilling 365Recipes/Chicken 365Recipes/Pasta AmericasTestKitchen AmericasTestKitchen/CooksCountry AmericasTestKitchen/CooksIllustrated BetterHomesGarden Bon Appetit Chowhound FineCooking FoodWine GoodEats Gourmet HDawson AMarcos DMarcos JMarcos KMarcos JPhalen ---Recipe Ratings--- 5★ 4★ 3★ 2★ 1★ No★ ---Recipe Alerts--- RecipeNeeded RecipeIncomplete RecipeWrong RecipeFails TagsNeeded */ ~~DISCUSSION~~