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CAJUN CHICKEN ALFREDO WITH BROCCOLI

Healthy recipes  offer you Cajun Chicken Alfredo with Broccoli, we hope you like it
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Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cajun Chicken Alfredo with Broccoli
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Servings: 6

Ingredients

  • SALT
  • 1 POUND PENNE OR OTHER SMALL PASTA
  • 2 CUPS BROCCOLI FLORETS
  • 1 POUND BONELESS, SKINLESS CHICKEN BREAST CUTLETS
  • 2-3 TABLESPOONS CAJUN SEASONING (SEE NOTES)
  • 2 TABLESPOONS OLIVE OIL
  • 2 TABLESPOONS BUTTER
  • 3 CLOVES GARLIC, MINCED
  • 1/2 CUP DRY WHITE WINE
  • 2 CUPS HEAVY CREAM
  • 2 CUPS (8 OUNCES) WISCONSIN PARMESAN CHEESE, SHREDDED
  • SALT AND PEPPER.

Instructions

  • HEAT OVEN TO 200°F. IN LARGE POT, BRING 4 QUARTS SALTED WATER TO BOIL.
  • ADD PASTA AND COOK UNTIL AL DENTE, ABOUT 9 MINUTES. DRAIN PASTA, RESERVING COOKING WATER. SET PASTA ASIDE.
  • RETURN COOKING WATER TO BOIL. ADD BROCCOLI; BOIL UNTIL JUST TENDER AND BRIGHT GREEN, ABOUT 2 MINUTES. PLUNGE IMMEDIATELY INTO BOWL OF ICE WATER. DRAIN AND SET ASIDE.
  • MEANWHILE, SPRINKLE BOTH SIDES OF CHICKEN GENEROUSLY WITH CAJUN SEASONING.
  • IN LARGE SKILLET, HEAT OIL UNTIL SHIMMERING. ARRANGE CHICKEN IN SINGLE LAYER AND SAUTÉ, FLIPPING ONCE, UNTIL TEMPERATURE ON INTERNAL THERMOMETER REACHES 155°F, ABOUT 5 MINUTES PER SIDE. REMOVE FROM SKILLET, COVER WITH FOIL AND TRANSFER TO OVEN TO KEEP WARM.
  • WIPE SKILLET WITH PAPER TOWEL AND RETURN TO STOVE. OVER MEDIUM-HIGH HEAT, MELT BUTTER AND HEAT UNTIL FOAMING. STIR IN GARLIC; SAUTÉ UNTIL FRAGRANT, ABOUT 30 SECONDS.
  • WHISK IN WINE; BRING TO SIMMER. SIMMER UNTIL SAUCE HAS REDUCED BY HALF, ABOUT 2 MINUTES.
  • WHISK IN CREAM; SIMMER UNTIL SLIGHTLY THICKENED, ABOUT 2 MINUTES. FOLD IN PARMESAN CHEESE. SEASON WITH SALT AND PEPPER.
  • ADD RESERVED PASTA TO SKILLET AND TOSS GENTLY TO COAT. ARRANGE BROCCOLI OVER PASTA; TOP WITH CHICKEN AND GARNISH WITH ADDITIONAL PARMESAN CHEESE. SERVE IMMEDIATELY.