Chicken Broccoli Pasta in Alfredo Pasta

 Ingredients

• 250 grams Uncooked Pasta
• 1 head Broccoli
• 300 grams Boneless Chicken breast
• 2 tablespoon Olive Oil
• ½ teaspoon Salt
• ½ teaspoon Pepper
• 1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
• 2 tablespoon Butter
• ½ tablespoon minced Garlic
• 2 tablespoon Flour
• 1.5 cup Heavy Cream
• 1.5 cup Pasta Cooking Water
• 1 cup fresh parmesan cheese
• pinch of nutmeg

Instructions

Cook Pasta

• Cook pasta as per package instruction. Make sure the water is seasoned well with salt.
• Reserve 1 cup of pasta cooking water to use later.

Making Chicken Broccoli Pasta

• Cut broccoli to florets. Blanch them in boiling salted water for 1 minute and immediately put them in iced water. Drain and keep aside.
• In a skillet or a dutch oven heat olive oil. Add chicken, salt, pepper and Italian seasoning.
• Saute for 4-5 minutes. Take it out and keep it aside.
• To the same pan add butter and minced garlic. Saute until the garlic is aromatic.
• Add flour and saute for another minute until the raw smell of flour is gone. . Make sure the flour doesn't turn brown else it would change the taste and colour of the sauce.
• Slowly add heavy cream with one hand while continuously stirring with the other hand to avoid any lump.
• Add 1 cup pasta water(from a total of 1.5 cup), parmesan cheese. Mix to form a smooth sauce.
• Add cooked pasta, chicken and broccoli florets. Sprinkle nutmeg.
• Mix everything well. If required add more pasta water to get the desired consistency.
• Serve with more parmesan cheese sprinkled on top.