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Monday, November 14, 2011

Chicken Broccoli And Ziti

CB zitiI saw this recipe on one of our local news stations when they do their weekly visits to restaurants. I have tried it a few times and it is mmmm absolutely delish! I have to say that this is definitely one of my favorite meals. I generally love anything with cream sauce in it and when we got out to eat and this is on the menu then its for me. I have to admit that I am not a broccoli fan and I generally pick it out or eat very little of it but with this recipe I eat every single bite!




Ingredients:
* 1/4 cup oil
* 1/4 Stick Butter
* 1/4 Cup chopped garlic (less if using fresh)
* 1 qt heavy cream
* 8 Cups Broccoli Florets (frozen)
* 10-12 pieces of chicken tenders (I used a pkg of grilled Perdue Short Cuts)
* 3 cups of artichoke hearts (I passed on this ingredient)
* Pinch of Salt & Pepper (I used Goya Adobo All Seasoning instead)
* Pinch of granulated garlic
* 3 Cups Parmesan
* 7 Cups of ziti cooked aldente

Directions:
  1. Start out using an 8qt sauce pan/pot
  2. Make sure your veggies are strained of excess water
  3. On low/medium heat, add your oil and butter and heat until the butter melts
  4. Add your garlic and saute until it (just starts) to turn light brown (about 2 min)
  5. Add your cream and heat until it just starts to slightly boil
  6. Add your broccoli florets and stir for about 2 min
  7. Add your chicken and keep stirring about 2 min ( I sprinkled Adobo on chicken to season)
  8. Add your Artichoke hearts, salt, pepper, granulated garlic and let simmer about 2 min.
  9. Next put in your ziti and stir into the pot followed by the Parmesan and shut off
  10. Continue stirring for a couple minutes so the cream and Parmesan do not stick or burn in the pot

14 comments:

  1. This sounds so scrumptious!  I am going to make this but I might pass on the artichoke hearts too I think, unless I could sneak them in without the grands discovering them lol.  YUMMY heavy cream, broccoli, Parmesan, I'm drooling here. 

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  2. Hey Terri,

    It really is delicious! Hubby is not big on left overs so I'm happy to say that I get to eat it all myself -LOL!  I get a few days out of it. Not the "lightest" meal but man is it good!

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  3. Ok, I will copy/past this and when I get to a printer I will print and cook. The family here loves broccoli and chicken. I'm always looking for something good. I will drop back in and let you know how it turned out.
    Thanks, jill from voiceboks

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  4. I was just talking to my cousins about how we were craving pasta. And Mmm, this does look delish! Definitely a must try! :)

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  5. This looks really really good!  I'm a big fan of cream sauce too, esp. cream sauce with garlic.  The Goya Adobo All Seasoning looks fascinating, I've not used it before. 

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  6. This sounds wonderful!!! I may have to try this, and I do love artichokes so this is even more appealing to me! What a fun site, I'm now following!!

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  7. Hi Jill,

    Thanks for stopping by - I hope the family likes it!

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  8. Hey Lindsay,

    This was such an easy recipe and enough for a few days -so good. Hope you guys like it!

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  9. Hi Jinnia,

    Thanks for stopping by. I always order anything in a cream sauce -LOL! The news station that did this was a restaurant in the north end in Boston so I hope everyone likes it. Goya is awesome. We use it for all seasoning. you can generally find it in the international isle at the grocery store

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  10. Hey Kathy,

    Thanks for following - hope you do get a chance to try it!

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  11. this looks so yummy! I love pasta, especially pasta with cream sauce. very cool. I will have to try it. I'm coming to you from voiceboks and now I'm a new follower! have a great day.

    kathryn
    www.thebusybeefamileee.blogspot.com
    www.thedragonsfairytail.blogspot.com

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  12. Hi Kathryn,

    Thanks for following. I hope you like the recipe. Following you back

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  13. JUST THIS MORNING, I was saying I was going to find a version of this recipe to try!  I always order in in a restaurant and never make it at home because it's never as good!  (And I always pick out the broccoli as well!)  So I am definitely going to try it, thank you! 
    Anywho, I'm a new follower from the Finding Friends Blog Hop, thanks again!
    Kim
    http://www.mytwintasticlife.com/

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  14. Hi Kim,

    Thanks for following. I made this again tonight. Its a favorite here.  Following you back! 

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