This white sauce chicken pasta recipe is a delicious bowl of creamy chicken and broccoli pasta that will have everyone at your home or dinner party jumping for joy! This creamy chicken and broccoli pasta smothered in a bed of delicious creamy white sauce goodness! Not, too mention all the protein that this recipe has to offer. Chicken, bacon and some yummy broccoli. Let’s get to making this meal so that the entire family can enjoy!
I will start off by saying the great thing about this meal is the simplicity in the ingredients to this creamy chicken and broccoli pasta. You may even have some of the items in your refrigerator already! In addition, this meal only takes about 30 minutes to create.
The full list of ingredients can be found in the recipe card below.
Drain Pasta - In addition, you want to go ahead and begin boiling your pasta in a large pot of water until al dente. Drain cook pasta and sit to the side.
Cooking Chicken- Next, began cutting my chicken breast into bite-sized pieces. The next step would be to season your meat thoroughly. Add your chicken to the medium heat pot with about a tablespoon of olive oil. Once the chicken is cooked, remove it from the frying pan and set it to the side.
White Pasta Sauce- add butter to a medium-high skillet. Once slightly melted add in your heavy whipping cream, mozzarella cheese, and cream cheese. Begin to wisp the ingredients. Now, add in your cheese(wisp until it begins to dissolve).
Add in-Lastly, add your chicken and broccoli back into the pan then season to taste and stir well. Turn the stove to low and allow to simmer for 5 to 8 minutes. That’s it enjoy!!
The main thing I love about this simple recipe is that it can be done so many different ways.
Meatless- if you are a fan of the meat in this recipe. Make it vegan with no meat! Remove the chicken pieces and enjoy the creamy white sauce and cooked pasta!
Chicken breast - You can substitute chicken tenders, rotisserie chicken, chicken strips, shrimp or any other type of meat such as salmon or pork.
Dry white wine- adding in wine will bring pasta can enhance the flavor profile and add a subtle depth to your comfort food dish.
Pasta- you can use whole wheat pasta in the place of regular pasta if the whole family doesn’t love the other pasta.
Cheese Toppings- instead of adding Parmesan cheese you can add cheddar cheese for no extra cost if that’s what you have on your pantry staples.
Mushrooms-make this white sauce chicken pasta recipe even more exciting by throwing in a few chopped mushrooms. You can chop them up into tiny pieces are enjoy them bite sized.
Casserole- turn this dish into a casserole by placing all of the ingredients into a baking dis. Make sure that you are adding in a ton of mozzarella cheese and baked for 15 to 20 minutes at 375 degrees.
You see the possibilities are endless in this pasta with chicken and broccoli! One thing I will say to add a bit more of excitement to this one pot meal. This meal taste quite similar to the chicken and broccoli pasta Cheesecake Factory creates.
Note: I will like to add that the bacon step is completely optional but it really adds a ton of flavor to this chicken and broccoli pasta.
You can use food storage containers to store. Once you are ready to enjoy this dish again you will only need to pop an oven-safe dish in the microwave for 1 minute and enjoy. I will say that the sauce does absorb in the food pretty well after it’s been refrigerated but it will still taste great!
This chicken penne pasta or creamy texture pasta will be the best thing that have crossed your taste pallets. Don’t believe me. Whip this white sauce chicken pasta recipe up for yourselves but don’t forget to let me know below in the comments.
If you enjoyed this creamy chicken and broccoli pasta recipe then you should definitely check out my shrimp and lobster Alfredo.
Well, until next time folks!
Last Updated on September 1, 2023 by Ronalyn Alston | Published: August 21, 2023
August 21, 2023