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    Home > One Pot

    One Pot Chicken and Broccoli Pasta

    Published: Jun 1, 2023 by Nicky Corbishley

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    A throw-it-all-in-the pan weeknight meal that ticks the meat/carb/vegetable boxes with minimal effort. It’s a nice light dinner, which gives this meal a bit of a Summery vibe ☀️☀️ Ready in 30 minutes!

    Overhead shot of chicken and broccoli pasta in a white cast iron pan with a wooden spoon sticking out. The pan is on a wooden table with a white napkin and bowls nearby.
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    Easy one-pot pasta dinners are my favourite on busy weeknights.
    I'm a bit of a creamy-cheesy sauce addict when it comes to sauces, but this is a lighter version that uses just a little Parmesan and some milk, rather than lots of heavy cream.
    It means this dish feels nice and light, but still with plenty of flavour.

    📋 What do we need?

    Ingredients for chicken and broccoli pasta on a wooden board.

    📺 Watch how to make it

    Full recipe with detailed steps in the recipe card at the end of this post.

    👩‍🍳PRO TIP Be sure to simmer this on low to prevent the milk from splitting. If it does split DON'T WORRY! Add in an extra big splash of cold milk, stir together throughly and cook on very low for another minute or two and the sauce will come back together.

    Overhead shot of chicken and broccoli pasta on a white plate with stone rim. The plate is on a wooden table with a white napkin and fork nearby.

    🍽️ What to serve it with

    • Fresh buttered Artisan bread or easy garlic bread
    • A nice glass of white wine or a maybe even a summery cocktail!

    Lovely lightly creamy tender pasta with juicy chicken and plenty of slightly-al dente broccoli (add the broccoli a few minutes earlier if you like it softer, but I like mine with a little bit of bite to it).

    Overhead shot of chicken and broccoli pasta in a white bowl with a fork sticking out. The bowl is on a wooden table with the pan of pasta and a white napkin nearby.

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    Overhead shot of chicken and broccoli pasta in a white cast iron pan with a wooden spoon sticking out. The pan is on a wooden table with a white napkin

    One Pot Chicken and Broccoli Pasta

    By: Nicky Corbishley
    A throw-it-all-in-the-pan weeknight meal, this one-pot chicken and broccoli pasta is quick and tasty! Ready in 30 minutes.
    5 from 11 votes
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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Cook Time 25 minutes mins
    Total Time 30 minutes mins
    Course Dinner
    Cuisine British, Italian
    Servings 4
    Calories 631 kcal

    Ingredients
     

    • 2 tbsp olive oil
    • 1 small onion - peeled and chopped
    • 3 chicken breasts - (this is about 525g/18.5oz), chopped into bite-size chunks
    • ¼ tsp salt
    • ¼ tsp black pepper
    • 3 cloves of garlic - peeled and crushed
    • 60 ml (¼ cup) white wine - (optional – you can replace with water or stock)
    • 600 ml (2 ½ cups) good quality chicken stock
    • 180 ml (¾ cup) whole (full-fat) milk
    • 300 g (10.5oz) dried pasta shapes
    • 300 g 10.5oz) broccoli - stalk removed, chopped into small florets
    • 1 tsp lemon juice
    • 50 g (½ packed cup) grated parmesan

    To Serve:

    • Freshly chopped parsley
    • black pepper

    INSTRUCTIONS
     

    • Heat the oil in a large frying pan (skillet) on a medium-high heat.
      2 tbsp olive oil
    • Add the chopped onion, chicken, salt and pepper and fry for 5-6 minutes, until the onions start to go translucent.
      1 small onion, 3 chicken breasts, ¼ tsp salt, ¼ tsp black pepper
    • Add in the garlic, stir and cook for 30 seconds.
      3 cloves of garlic
    • Add the wine and bring to the boil. Simmer for 1-2 minutes, then add the stock and milk.
      60 ml (¼ cup) white wine, 600 ml (2 ½ cups) good quality chicken stock, 180 ml (¾ cup) whole (full-fat) milk
    • Bring to the boil, then stir in the pasta. Bring back to a gentle bubble and place a lid on the pan. Turn down the heat and cook for 10 minutes.
      300 g (10.5oz) dried pasta shapes
    • Add in broccoli, stir, place the lid back on and cook for another 5 minutes, until the broccoli is tender, and the pasta is cooked.
      300 g 10.5oz) broccoli
    • Remove the lid, stir in the lemon juice and parmesan.
      1 tsp lemon juice, 50 g (½ packed cup) grated parmesan
    • Serve, topped with a sprinkling of freshly chopped parsley and black pepper.
      Freshly chopped parsley, black pepper

    Video

    ✎ Notes

    More vegetables?
    If you want to add in extra vegetables, mushrooms and chopped kale or spinach make a great addition. Add mushrooms just before you add the wine and add the kale/spinach during the last 5 minutes of cooking.
    Want it more creamy?
    If you want it more creamy, you can double the Parmesan and add in a splash of double (heavy) cream.
    Nutritional Information is per serving (this recipe serve 4).

    Nutrition

    Calories: 631kcalCarbohydrates: 69gProtein: 46gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 101mgSodium: 1282mgPotassium: 1055mgFiber: 5gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 692IUVitamin C: 72mgCalcium: 243mgIron: 2mg
    Keywords One Pot Recipes
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    This post was first published October 2016. Updated June 2023 with new photos, video, housekeeping and a couple of recipe tweaks.

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    Hi I’m Nicky

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    1. Patrick B says

      June 14, 2023 at 5:57 pm

      I haven't made this but it is in the planned rotation. I just wanted to comment about the prep time. I've been cooking for 40 years, some professionally and most not, and I know I can't prep all of that in 5 minutes. I would consider prep time pulling ingredients out of the fridge and pantry, grabbing the cutting board and knife. And you'll need bowls to put that stuff in so there's that too. Starting from nothing on your counter, you can have all that ready to go in 5 minutes? Sure you can do some of that while other stuff is cooking but still.

      I love your Youtube channel and I've watched it for quite some time now. I've made several of your dishes. I've purchased your book! So I hope you don't take this as picking on you. You are the best and I love what you do. This is just a pet peeve with me and a large number of recipe creators.

      Reply
      • Nicky Corbishley says

        June 22, 2023 at 10:57 am

        Thanks Patrick - I appreciate you buying the book too 🙂

        For me this is 5 mins of up-front prep (chopping the onion and chicken), then I do the rest while the chicken is cooking. Unfortunately there's no option in my recipe card template to to split out doing a couple of tasks up front and some while parts of the recipe is cooking.

        The recipe card adds up the prep time and cooking time to give a total time.

        I try to work it so the total time is how long the recipe actually takes from getting your first ingredient out to serving up the recipe, and sometimes this means adjusting the prep time a little so people don't think the whole recipe takes an hour.
        Hopefully the recipe card developers will update the recipe card at some point to this can be reflected more accurately.

        Reply
    2. Amanda West says

      January 07, 2023 at 6:59 pm

      5 stars
      Very nice. I added a tub of cream cheese to make it really creamy and it was delicious

      Reply
    3. Diane says

      July 06, 2022 at 12:41 pm

      5 stars
      This was absolutely delicious - cooked it for a girls dinner party. It is so easy and you can have it ready to go so it doesn't interfere with the socialising. I am not a fan of fatty cream and the flavours certainly did not suffer for the lack of it. Thank you for sharing!

      Reply
    4. Ray Mok says

      February 16, 2021 at 7:36 am

      5 stars
      This is so good and easy. I intentionally reduce water to around 350 ml (as my pasta is 8 min al dente) but unlike many other one pot pasta recipes, your calculation for water is almost perfect.

      White sauce pasta without fat cream. Broccoli and chicken breast. Perfect for leaning. Will definitely make it again! Next time I may add some Italian seasoning to add more different tastes!

      Reply
    5. Devyn Beaulieu says

      February 15, 2021 at 12:17 am

      5 stars
      This recipe is PHENOMENAL. It is so quick, easy, and accurate. The measurements and method are perfect - everything ends up cooked perfectly. I have made this twice now and it blows me (and my boyfriend) away every time. I am so thankful for this recipe. So often when I look up "one pot dinners", they're never ACTUALLY one pot dinners. But finally, I have found one!!! Thanks so much for sharing this!

      Reply
    6. Ann says

      January 10, 2021 at 4:23 am

      5 stars
      Easy and tasty. Beats Chicken Helper any day of the week.

      Reply
    7. Stephen says

      July 22, 2020 at 9:49 pm

      5 stars
      So simple. So delicious.

      Reply
    8. Miroslav Klouda says

      February 06, 2020 at 4:26 pm

      5 stars
      Excellent. I was in doubts until the end of my cooking but it turned out very delicious. And even better when reheated.

      Reply
    9. Lauren says

      August 20, 2019 at 9:32 pm

      5 stars
      Absolutely delicious. Cooking late after decorating the living room, had chicken defrosted and broccoli in the fridge a quick google search came up with this recipe and 20mins later we were eating a dinner that I imagine we will crave again and again, very tasty!

      Reply
    10. Zoe says

      July 25, 2019 at 7:48 pm

      5 stars
      Tried this recipe this evening as its one of the few i have found which doesn't have a white sauce, and being dairy intolerant this was fab! I swapped what little milk it called for with soya, and used vegetable stock instead of chicken, and it was lush. Definitely using this recipe again 🙂

      Reply
    11. Debbie says

      February 14, 2019 at 5:59 pm

      5 stars
      Tasty and simple meal for those who can’t or have little time to cook. Will definitely be making again.

      Reply
    12. TC says

      May 10, 2018 at 5:26 pm

      5 stars
      I could eat pasta for every meal and never get bored. This is one of my favourites and usually eat it at least once every two weeks.

      Reply
    13. Charlie @ The Kitchen Shed says

      October 24, 2016 at 6:52 pm

      Induction hobs are an amazing invention when the kitchen is out of use. We just had our kitchen walls stripped down to the brick and re-plastered so I definitely feel your pain! Before you know it, it will all be over and you will LOVE your new space! This is definitely my kind of meal though, kitchen or no kitchen. Chicken, broccoli and pasta... in one pan? Perfect!

      Reply
    14. Caroline says

      October 15, 2016 at 7:40 am

      This looks delish! I sympathise with you on the dust, we knocked through from our kitchen to our dining room last year and I had to wash everything before and after every meal. It will be so worth it though.

      Reply

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