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Skillet Ziti With Chicken and Broccoli

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From the www.cookscountry.com website: We are always on the lookout for quick main-course pasta dishes that are easy to prepare. Ziti with chicken and broccoli is a classic pasta dish that, while pretty easy to make, typically requires a few pots or pans and several steps to prepare. And the flavor is rarely worth all the effort. Could we make ziti with chicken and broccoli in just one pan and make it taste really good? Here’s what we discovered: Test Kitchen Discoveries Use a large nonstick skillet that can accommodate all the ingredients. Brown the chicken, but don’t cook it through completely. It will finish cooking as it simmers in the sauce with the pasta. Add roasted red peppers for flavor and color contrast. Rinse the peppers well and blot them dry to remove all of the brine in which they were packed before adding them to the sauce. Cut the broccoli into uniform 1-inch pieces to ensure that they cook evenly in the sauce. Cook the pasta in a blend of chicken broth and milk for a rich, slightly creamy flavor that’s not too rich. NOTE: Roasted red peppers are sold in jars of different sizes. One 12-ounce jar is enough for this recipe. Sun-dried tomatoes can be substituted for the roasted red peppers. This recipe also works well with penne.

by senseicheryl·published 2008-09-22

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Low Cholesterol

Servings

(4–6)

Total time

20 min

prep 20 min

Calories / serving

579 kcal

Ingredients (15)

serves

1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, sliced into 1-inch pieceschicken-breast
table salt, to tastesalt
ground black pepper, to tastepepper
3 tablespoons unsalted butterbutter
1 onion, mincedonion
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakesred-pepper-flakes
1/4 teaspoon dried oreganooregano
3 garlic cloves, mincedgarlic
8 ounces ziti pastaziti
2 cups low sodium chicken brothchicken-broth
1 cup milkmilk
1 bunch broccoli, stems discarded and florets cut into 1-inch piecesbroccoli
1 cup roasted red pepper, rinsed and sliced 1/4 inch thickbell-pepper
1 ounce parmesan cheese, grated (1/2 cup)parmesan
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (optional)lemon

Instructions (6 steps)

01Pat the chicken dry, then season with salt and pepper. Melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in a 12-inch skillet over medium heat. Add the chicken and cook until it is lightly browned but not fully cooked, about 4 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a bowl.