Broccoli Chicken Farfalle Food

ITALIAN SAUSAGE WITH FARFALLE AND BROCCOLI RABE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the farfalle pasta, and cook until al dente, 8 to 10 minutes; drain.
• Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in the Italian sausage until crumbly and no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic, and continue cooking until the sausage begins to brown, about 5 minutes more. Pour off the excess grease, then pour in the chicken broth and red pepper flakes. Bring to a boil over high heat, then add the broccoli rabe, and cover. Cook until the broccoli rabe is tender, about 4 minutes.
• When the broccoli rabe is done, stir in the butter, Parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper until the meat sauce has thickened. Toss with the farfalle and serve.

FARFALLE WITH BROCCOLI

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook, stirring occasionally. After 5 minutes, add the broccoli florets to the pasta and stir and cook for another 4 minutes. Drain pasta and broccoli, reserving 1 cup of the pasta water.
• Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat the olive oil and butter over medium heat. Add the garlic, anchovies, and red pepper flakes and cook for 5 minutes. Add the broccoli, pasta, salt and pepper and toss. Add some of the reserved pasta water, if necessary, to make a light sauce. Transfer to a serving platter and sprinkle with Parmesan.

BROCCOLI AND CHICKEN FARFALLE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to boil.
• In the meantime, cut the chicken into 1 inch pieces and set aside.
• Cut the broccoli into florets, rinse and set aside.
• Skin the tomatoes, slice in half, remove the seeds and dice into small pieces.
• When the water is boiling, add the pasta and some salt and cook according to package directions.
• While the pasta is cooking, heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Add the chicken to the skillet and sautè for about 2 minutes, stirring once or twice.
• Next, stir in the diced tomatoes, chopped onions, minced garlic, chili pepper, basil and salt and pepper to taste.
• Reduce the heat and let simmer till the pasta is ready.
• Three minutes before the pasta is ready toss in the broccoli into the pot with the pasta and stir.
• Once the broccoli and pasta are ready, reserve about a cup of the pasta water.
• Drain the pasta and broccoli and toss into the skillet with the chicken and tomato, stirring well.
• If the pasta seems a little dry you can add some of the reserved pasta water.
• Stir in the Parmigiano Reggiano and drizzle with some extra virgin olive oil.
• Plate and serve while hot, topped with chopped fresh parsley for garnish and an extra sprinkle of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese.

CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI ALFREDO

Steps:

• In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions. Within the last 2 minutes of cooking time, add broccoli; drain well. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper, to taste. Add to skillet and cook, flipping once, until cooked through, about 3-4 minutes per side. Let cool before dicing into bite-size pieces. Melt butter in the skillet over medium heat. Whisk in flour until lightly browned, about 1 minute. Gradually whisk in chicken broth and milk, and cook, whisking constantly, until incorporated, about 1-2 minutes. Stir in heavy cream and garlic powder until slightly thickened, about 1-2 minutes. Stir in Parmesan until well combined, about 1 minute. If the mixture is too thick, add more milk as needed. Stir in pasta, broccoli and chicken. Gently toss to combine; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Serve immediately, garnished with parsley, if desired.

GRILLED CHICKEN AND PESTO FARFALLE

Steps:

• Set the grill to medium high heat (or use a ribbed grill pan on the stovetop). Spray with cooking spray.
• Season the chicken with the salt and pepper. Place on the grill and cook for approximately 10 minutes - until the juices run clear. Remove from grill and let stand for five minutes. Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces; keep warm.
• Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain in a colander placed over a bowl. Save 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid. Place the drained pasta into a large serving bowl.
• Heat butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook one minute, stirring occasionally.
• Combine the 1/2 cup milk and flour in a small bowl. Whisk until smooth. Add this mixture to the garlic and butter whisking constantly. Stir in the pesto. Slowly add the remaining milk - whisking constantly. Cook, stirring frequently, for 8 minutes or until the sauce thickens.
• Add the reserved cooking liquid and one cup of the shredded cheese, stir until the cheese melts. Add salt and pepper if desired.
• Add the chicken and the sauce to the bowl of pasta, tossing well to coat. Add the tomatoes and basil and gently toss again. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese and serve immediately.

FARFALLE WITH BROCCOLI PESTO

Steps:

• Heat a skillet over medium heat. Toast hazelnuts, shaking skillet often, until golden, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook broccoli in boiling water until tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a colander with a slotted spoon. Bring water back to a boil and add farfalle; cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes.
• Meanwhile, roughly chop cooled hazelnuts. Place hazelnuts, broccoli, parsley, mint, 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, and lemon zest in a food processor. Puree until smooth. Season pesto with salt and pepper.
• Drain farfalle, reserving 1/4 cup cooking water. Toss farfalle with pesto, reserved cooking water, and capers until well coated.

FARFALLE WITH BROCCOLI

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat.
• Add the pasta and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minute.
• After 5 minute add the broccoli florets to the pasta and stir. Cook for another 4 minute.
• Drain pasta and broccoli, reserving 1 cup of the pasta water.
• Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat the olive oil and butter over medium heat.
• Add the garlic, anchovies, and red pepper flakes and cook for 5 minute.
• Add the broccoli and pasta; toss to coat.
• Add some of the pasta water to make a nice sauce. Season with salt and pepper and Parmesan cheese and toss again to melt some of the cheese and thicken the sauce.
• Transfer to a platter to serve.

CREAMY CHICKEN AND FARFALLE WITH BROCCOLI

Steps:

• cook pasta according to package, adding broccoli during last 3 minutes of cooking time.
• meanwhile, heat dressing in skillet, add garlic, chicken and crushed red pepper.
• cook chicken about 5 minutes each side or until slightly browned.
• drain pasta and return to pan.
• add marinara and cream cheese to chicken, cook until cream cheese is melted.
• add pasta to chicken mixture cook 3 min longer.
• garnish with parmesan cheese.

BROCCOLI & CHICKEN FARFALLE

Steps:

• For the chicken, cook however you want. Grilled, baked, fried, poached. I prefer to seanson with 1 tsp of italian seasoning and grill, but this you can do to your personal preference.
• Bring a pot of water to a boil. Salt boiling water and cook pasta until done.
• Meanwhile, steam broccoli florets. I do this in the microwave just to cut down on time. Place broccoli in a bowl with about an inch of water. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap. Make a slit in the plastic for steam to escape. Microwave for 1 1/2 minutes or until desired tenderness is reached.
• Melt butter in a small pot on Medium-low heat. Add flour and garlic powder and whisk to form a roux. Cook for a few minutes. Add wine and whisk until it is evaporated. Add in chicken stock and then the cream, whisking the whole time.
• **You need to work quick once you add the wine. If your pot is too hot when you add the wine it can turn your roux into a dough which won't mix into your liquids well.
• Allow mixture to cook until it begins to thicken. Whisking often to ensure it does not burn. Once thickened add in cheese.
• **whisk in a zig zag motion to ensure that the grated cheese doesn't turn into a ball in the sauce.
• Toss pasta with broccoli and chicken and serve.

FARFALLE WITH BROCCOLI AND SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Over medium heat, brown sausage, breaking up with back of spoon as you cook. Drain and set aside.
• To same pan add olive oil and garlic, saute until light golden.
• Bring large pot of water to the boil, add salt and pasta and cook for 8-10 minutes or until al dente. 3 minutes before the end of the cooking time, add broccoli; drain pasta and broccoli.
• In large serving plate, toss together sausage, olive oil with garlic, pasta and broccoli. Add parmesan cheese and toss again lightly before serving.

CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI PASTA

Steps:

• To poach the chicken, put the stock in a saucepan with a lid and bring to the boil. Drop in the chicken breasts, put on the lid and take off the heat. Leave for 25 minutes until the chicken is cooked through but still juicy. Set aside and reserve the poaching liquid.
• Meanwhile, about halfway through poaching the chicken, boil or steam the broccoli until really tender, then drain well and roughly chop into small pieces.
• Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the garlic and rosemary for 2-3 minutes until the garlic is golden and fragrant. Pour in all of the chicken stock from the poaching pan. Add the broccoli and simmer, breaking down the broccoli with the back of a spoon. As it cooks, mash the broccoli into a very soft sauce. It won't be smooth but there should not be any noticeable lumps left. Dice the chicken. When the broccoli sauce is 'creamy', smooth and no longer watery, stir through the chicken until warmed.
• Meanwhile, bring a large saucepan of water to the boil and cook the pasta according to the packet instructions. Drain thoroughly, reserving a cup of the water, then toss the pasta into the sauce with the lemon zest, half of the Parmesan and plenty of pepper. Add a splash of the pasta water if it looks dry. Serve with the rest of the Parmesan and a drizzle more oil.