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Creamy Garlic Chicken Pasta and Charred Broccoli
Weeknight Dinner Idea
Ingredients
Garlic Chicken Pasta
- 3 tbsp olive oil more as needed
- 1 lb/450g chicken thighs boneless skinless cut into bite size pieces
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp dried thyme
- 2 tbsp garlic sliced thin
- 4 tbsp all purpose flour
- 1.5 cups/12oz/350ml chicken stock
- 2 tsp fresh thyme leaves optional
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1/4 cup flat leaf parsley chopped
- 8oz/226g thin spaghetti
Charred Broccoli
- 1.5 lb/680g broccoli florets cut into bite size pieces
- 1/2 tsp salt to taste
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil to coat bottom of pan
Instructions
- Mix chicken with 1/2 tsp each salt, pepper, garlic powder and thyme. Add 2 tbsp flour and mix well. Heat up a wide pan and add enough olive oil to coat bottom of pan - about 3 tbsp. Add chicken pieces in a single layer and cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Turn over and cook on the other side until golden brown. Remove chicken from pan and set aside. Repeat with remaining chicken pieces.
- To the now empty pan, lower heat and add garlic. Stir and cook until soft. Add 2 tbsp flour and mix well. Cook for about 30 seconds. Pour in chicken stock a little at at time, stirring constantly to avoid lumps. Add fresh thyme leaves, 1/2 tsp ground black pepper and salt if necessary as stock maybe salty. Simmer for a minute. Add chicken with juices to sauce, mix well, cover and cook for 5 minutes or until tender. Stir in butter. Add chopped parsley.
- While chicken is cooking, heat up a pot with water to cook pasta. When water comes to a boil, add 2 tsp salt and pasta. Stir and cook until tender.
- Take pasta out with a slotted pasta fork and put it in the pan with chicken. Mix well.
- Mix broccoli with salt, pepper, garlic powder and olive oil.
- Heat up a pan and add 1 tbsp vegetable oil. Place broccoli in pan in a single layer and cook 2 minutes on each side until golden brown. Wipe pan, removing any charred bits. Add 1 tbsp oil and cook remaining broccoli.
- ****Chicken breast can be used instead of thighs - reduce cooking time.
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