Ingredients
4 servings
- •salt, to taste
- •8 oz penne pasta
- •2 cups broccoli floret
- •2 tablespoons olive oil
- •2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cubed
- •pepper, to taste
- •¼ cup butter
- •3 cloves garlic, minced
- •1 cup heavy cream
- •1 teaspoon salt
- •⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
- •¼ teaspoon black pepper
- •1 ½ cups grated parmesan cheese, plus extra for garnish
- •red pepper flake, to garnish
Instructions
- Bring a quart (950 ML) of water in a large pot to a boil over high heat, and salt to taste.
- Cook pasta for 8 minutes, or until slightly underdone.
- Add broccoli to pasta and simmer for 4 minutes with the lid on.
- Strain the pasta and broccoli in a colander, and run cold water over to prevent the broccoli from over cooking.
- Heat the olive oil in the pot over medium-high heat, and add the chicken. Season the chicken with season salt and pepper.
- Once the chicken is cooked through, remove it from the pot and set aside.
- Add the butter to the pot, and melt it. Once butter is fully melted, add in garlic and stir continuously for 10 seconds.
- Add the heavy cream, salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Stir often, and cook until sauce starts to bubble slightly.
- Once the sauce is bubbling and begins to cook down, add in Parmesan cheese and stir until the sauce thickens.
- Add in the cooked chicken, pasta, and broccoli, and stir until fully combined.
- Top with Parmesan cheese or red chili flakes.
- Enjoy!