When we put the call to the Skinnymixers Community for recipes to help celebrate 10 years of Skinnymixers, the always lovely Kim sent in her family’s favourite Cheesy Chicken & Broccoli Pasta Sauce.
This is a great budget recipe to feed the family and easily serves 6, even more if you are feeding kids.
“I recently made 3 batches of this Cheesy Chicken & Broccoli Pasta for the freezer along with a number of other recipes before the arrival of our newborn. The family devoured all 3 batches first – so it was definitely a hit and so incredibly budget friendly.
I always stock up on frozen broccoli in the freezer so I know I can whip this meal up quickly when we need dinner on the table in under 30 mins.”
— Kim Kecskemeti, Skinnymixer since forever!
Kim's Cheesy Chicken & Broccoli Pasta Sauce
Ingredients
- 100 g tasty cheese - cubed small
- 100 g onion - peeled, quartered
- 25 g olive oil
- 150 g carrot - roughly chopped
- 375 g frozen broccoli (allowed to defrost a little) - or 250 g fresh broccoli florets
- 250 g milk of choice
- 100 g water
- 20 g butter - cubed
- 20 g plain flour - gluten free if required
- 1 Tbsp garlic powder
- 1 Tbsp Chicken Stock Concentrate
- 300 g chicken breast - sliced
Instructions
- Add cheese to mixer bowl, grate for 3 sec/speed 9/MC on. Set aside.
- Add onion to mixer bowl, chop for 3 sec/speed 5/MC on. Scrape mixer bowl down.
- Add oil and cook 5 min/100°C or 212°F/speed 1/MC off.
- Add carrot and broccoli, chop for 4-6 sec/speed 5/MC on - until no large chunks remain.
- Cook for 3 min/100°C or 212°F/speed 1/MC off. Use this time to boil the water to cook your pasta on the stovetop.
- Add remaining ingredients except chicken and reserved cheese. Cook for 5 min/100°C or 212°F/speed 3/simmering basket on top of lid.
- Add chicken and cheese. Cook for 8 min/100°C or 212°F/reverse/speed 1/simmering basket on top of lid.
- Combine sauce with cooked pasta of choice and season with salt/pepper.