Rotini Pasta with Chicken, Broccoli, Tomatoes, Parmesan, and Fresh Basil
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5
6 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
20 mins
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Total Time
35 mins
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Servings
4
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Italian
Rotini Pasta with Chicken, Broccoli, Tomatoes, Parmesan, and Fresh Basil
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Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil (divided)
- 2 chicken breast trimmed of any fat, boneless skinless
- salt to taste, sea salt and freshly cracked
- black pepper to taste, sea salt and freshly cracked
- garlic powder to taste
- 7 oz whole-grain rotini pasta cooked per instructions
- ½ onion chopped, sweet yellow
- crushed red pepper flakes more if desired, dash
- 4-5 garlic minced, small cloves
- 1 cup grape tomatoes
- 1 ½ cups chicken broth
- 1 ½ cups broccoli florets
- ¼ cup Parmesan Cheese finely grated (more if desired
- 2 tbsp basil chopped, fresh
Instructions
- Heat 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Season both sides of the chicken breasts with sea salt, freshly cracked pepper, and garlic powder, to taste.
- Add the chicken breasts to the hot skillet and cook for 5-6 minutes before flipping and cooking the other side for another 5-6 minutes, or until the chicken breasts are cooked through. Remove from the skillet and set on a cutting board loosely covered by a tin foil tent.
- Prepare the rotini in a large pot of salted water per instructions. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup of the cooking water.
- While the pasta is cooking, add the remaining 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil to the same skillet you cooked the chicken in then add the onion and crushed red pepper flakes. Cook, stirring often, for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the minced garlic and grape tomatoes then cook, stirring constantly for 1 minute. Add the chicken broth and cook for 3 minutes.
- Add the broccoli and cook for 3-4 minutes or until the broccoli is just tender.
- Dice the chicken and add it and their juices back to the pan. Add the cooked & drained rotini pasta, Parmesan cheese, and fresh basil then mix until combined; add any reserved pasta water needed. Season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste.
- Pour into a serving bowl with a little more Parmesan cheese sprinkled on top, if desired. Serve immediately. Enjoy.
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