Delicious and easy Chicken Broccoli Alfredo combines rotini pasta, golden brown chicken pieces, and crisp tender broccoli in a creamy homemade alfredo sauce. This tasty recipe is always a hit with the family and it comes together quickly and easily.
Creamy Chicken Pasta
This tasty dish is a hearty meal by itself but sometimes I like to serve it with a simple garden salad or cheese garlic bread. It is best enjoyed as soon as it is prepared while the sauce is warm and not soaked into the pasta. For ease in preparing the broccoli is added to the boiling pasta in the last couple minutes of cooking.
How to make Chicken Broccoli Alfredo
First heat a little vegetable oil in a Dutch Oven over medium heat. Add the chicken to the skillet. Season with a little salt and pepper while in the skillet. Work in batches browning the chicken on both sides and cooking it through. Plate the chicken and cover to keep warm. Carefully wipe any oil out of the pan.
Meanwhile bring a large pot of salted water to boil over medium-high heat. Cook the pasta al dente according to the package directions. Add the broccoli florets to the boiling pasta in the last 2-2 1/2 minutes of cooking. Reserve a little bit of the pasta water. Then drain the cooked rotini and broccoli in a colander.
Then melt the butter in the Dutch oven or pan over medium low heat. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute while stirring. Then whisk in the cream, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Simmer until slightly thickened stirring several times. Now reduce the heat as low as it will go and stir in the Parmesan Cheese until melted. Add the drained pasta, broccoli, and cooked chicken to the pot with the alfredo sauce and stir to coat. Garnish with shredded fresh Parmesan Cheese and chopped fresh parsley.
Recipe tips
- Toss the broccoli in with the boiling pasta in the last couple minutes of boiling. It works out perfect and you kill two birds with one stone.
- Reserve 1/2 cup of the pasta water. Use it sparingly to thin the dish if it become too dry or the sauce too thick.
- Cook the chicken pieces until they are golden brown and cooked through.
- Carefully wipe the Dutch oven out after cooking the chicken and use it to make the alfredo sauce. Or use the pot that you boiled the pasta and broccoli in. Either way it is a win win situation not having a third pot to wash.
- Do not hard boil the cream. Simply simmer it until it reduces by about 1/4 to 1/3 stirring several times.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Reheat on the stovetop or in the microwave at a reduced power.
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Broccoli Chicken Alfredo Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts cut in bite-sized pieces
- Kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
- 1 lb. rotini pasta
- 1 large broccoli crown cut in bite size florets
- ½ cup butter
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 2 cups grated fresh Parmesan Cheese
- chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- Heat the vegetable oil in a Dutch Oven over medium heat. Add the chicken to the skillet. Season with a little salt and pepper while in the skillet. Work in batches browning the chicken on both sides and cooking it through. Plate the chicken and cover to keep warm. Carefully wipe any oil out of the pan.
- Meanwhile bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Add the pasta and cook al dente according to the package directions. Add the broccoli to the boiling pasta in the last 2-2 1/2 minutes of cooking. Reserve 1/2 cup of the pasta water. Drain the cooked rotini and broccoli in a colander.
- Melt the butter in the Dutch oven or pan over medium low heat. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute while stirring. Whisk in the cream, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Simmer until slightly thickened stirring several times.
- Reduce the heat as low as it will go and stir in the Parmesan Cheese until melted. Add the drained pasta, broccoli, and cooked chicken to the pot with the alfredo sauce and stir to coat. Garnish with shredded fresh Parmesan Cheese and chopped fresh parsley.
Notes
- Toss the broccoli in with the boiling pasta in the last couple minutes of boiling. It works out perfect and you kill two birds with one stone.
- Reserve 1/2 cup of the pasta water. Use it sparingly to thin the dish if it become too dry or the sauce too thick.
- Cook the chicken pieces until they are golden brown and cooked through.
- Carefully wipe the Dutch oven out after cooking the chicken and use it to make the alfredo sauce. Or use the pot that you boiled the pasta and broccoli in. Either way it is a win win situation not having a third pot to wash.
- Do not hard boil the cream. Simply simmer it until it reduces by about 1/4 to 1/3 stirring several times.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Reheat on the stovetop or in the microwave at a reduced power.
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Elisa
Love this CHICKEN BROCCOLI ALFREDO recipe, is easy and delicious. My kids love this pasta. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Amy
This was really good and perfect for the fresh broccoli I had. My kids requested I add it to our fall rotation.
Beth Pierce
Thanks Amy! I am so glad that they liked it!
Dannii
You can’t beat a chicken and broccoli dish and this creamy pasta was amazing. Total comfort food.
Beth Pierce
Thanks Dannii! So glad that you liked it!
Shadi Hasanzadenemati
I have everything I need for this dish, can’t wait to make it this weekend! My family is going to love this!
Beth Pierce
Thanks, Shadi! Enjoy!
Sharon Chen
This was super easy and delicious, my son and I loved it! Thanks!
Beth Pierce
Thanks, Sharon. I am so glad that you and your son liked it.
Sam
Creamy and delicious, alfredo is amazing!
Erin
One of our favorite! Always a hit on our table!
Erik
Can’t go wrong with broccoli and alfredo. Such a satisfying meal!
Catalina
This is a delicious dinner idea! I love broccoli so much and it is perfect in this dish!
Janessa
So simple and so delicious! This is sure to be a regular in our meal rotation.
Emily Flint
This was so creamy and delicious! I couldn’t believe how easy it came together. This will be on our weekend dinner list for sure!
Beth Pierce
Thanks Emily! I am glad that you like it!
Gwynn
My family loved this recipe! It was so easy to make and definitely a comfort food dinner!
Jess
My kids love this and ask for it on repeat!
Tara
Such an easy and comforting meal! The flavors are amazing and I love the homemade alfredo sauce.