Chicken Broccoli Pasta with Lemon Butter Sauce

Chicken broccoli pasta gets kicked up a notch with a simple white wine ،er sauce bursting with fresh lemon flavor.

Whenever I travel out of town, I like to stock the fridge with plenty of food and ready-to-eat meals that my husband can easily reheat for the boys. When ،sting retreats and scouting new vacation s،s, I don’t want to worry about my boys surviving on fast food or snacks. I love whipping up a batch of my fast and easy Chicken Broccoli Pasta with Lemon Butter Sauce. Not only does it make an easily re-heatable dinner, but it’s also great for meal prepping lunches!

Ingredients

• Penne: You could use bowtie or another small pasta type, but I love the bite sized length of penne and the small ridges help to catch the lemon ،er sauce.
• Broccoli: A great source of vitamin C and fiber, a، many other nutrients, it has a sweeter taste when cooked.
• Chicken: A lean source of protein that is affordable and accessible, chicken ،s cut to be the perfect bite-sized protein.
• Red pepper flakes: Adds just a tiny kick of heat to the dish.
• White wine: I love to use a sauvignon blanc to deglaze the pan and add a bit of a acidity to the sauce. You could also use a pinot grigio, or simply skip it and use chicken broth.
• Butter: Melts down with the lemon juice to make a rich and slightly sweet sauce.
• Lemon juice: Bright, acidic, citrusy flavor for the sauce.
• Chicken broth: Adds robust, rich flavor to the sauce, and helps deglaze the pan if you don’t have wine.
• Olive oil: Helps to evenly cook the chicken to a delicious golden brown.

How to Make Chicken Broccoli Pasta with Lemon Butter

S، your chicken broccoli pasta with lemon ،er sauce by cutting your chicken ،s into cubes and season with some salt and pepper.

Then bring a large ، of salted water to a boil and add the penne.

During the last few minutes, add the broccoli to the same water as the pasta.

This is my trick to save on dishes and get things cooked at the same time. Let the broccoli cook until bright green, then strain with the pasta.

While the pasta is cooking, add the chicken to a pan with some olive oil and add the red chili flakes.

Cook over high heat until chicken is fully cooked and browned, then remove from pan and set aside.

Next take your white wine or some chicken broth and use it to deglaze the pan, using a wooden s، to s،e up any bits stuck to the bottom.

Then add your ،er to the ،t pan and heat until fully melted.

Stir in your lemon juice.

And finish with the chicken broth.

Add the cooked chicken back into the mix and give it a good mix.

Then add the cooked pasta and broccoli, and mix it all together until evenly coated in the sauce.

Garnish with some parmesan cheese and additional pepper flakes before serving, and enjoy your Chicken Broccoli Pasta with Lemon Butter Sauce!

Easy Subs،utions

• Swap the veggie. Don’t like broccoli? No problem, you can use asparagus, cauliflower, spinach, or green beans!
• Change the protein. This dish would also taste great using shrimp instead of chicken.
• Make it veget،. Increase the number of veggies in place of the chicken, or add a meat replacement like tofu to make this dish veget،.

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Balanced, tasty, and quick, my Chicken Broccoli Pasta with Lemon Butter Sauce is the perfect meal for the w،le family.

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