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Guest Recipe: Kim’s Cheesy Chicken & Broccoli Pasta Sauce

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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

This Cheesy Chicken & Broccoli Pasta Sauce is great to add to the freezer stash for kid-friendly meals.
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Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Kids
Keyword: Chicken
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 22 minutes
Servings: 6
Calories: 268kcal

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.

Notes

Kim likes to cook 125 g dried pasta to go with this sauce & divide everything into 6 portions - roughly 330 calories per serve with pasta depending on brands used.
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Nutrition

Calories: 268kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 61mg | Sodium: 444mg | Potassium: 585mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 4899IU | Vitamin C: 59mg | Calcium: 217mg | Iron: 1mg