Instead of sautéing the onions and chicken together, just sauté the onions for about 5-7 minutes. Yes! Use about 2-3 cups of leftover cubed or shredded cooked chicken. Instead of boiling the broccoli for 2 minutes like the recipe calls for with the fresh broccoli, only boil the frozen broccoli long enough to thaw it, about one minute. Yes! The sauce will be a little thicker, but both will still work great! Can I use frozen broccoli? Can I use heavy cream or half and half instead of milk? You may need to add an extra 5-10 minutes to the baking time. Remove the pasta from the fridge while the oven preheats, so it can come to room temperature. Prepare the pasta through step 5, then cover and refrigerate. The pasta casserole is best served freshly made, but you can make it up to a couple days in advance, if need be. Can I make Chicken and Broccoli Pasta Bake in advance? You'll definitely want to make enough for leftovers because this pasta bake reheats extremely well! Just pot the whole bake back in the oven, or reheat individual portions in the microwave.įrequently Asked Questions. Just as important, the chicken is so tender and the broccoli is perfectly cooked - it's soft without being mushy and still has a crisp bite. Trust me, that won't be the case with this recipe! Your pasta will be swimming in sauce and covered in lots of melty cheese!
You'll have dinner on the table in under an hour!Įven better, the from-scratch cheese sauce is so creamy and cheesy and there's lots of it!! Because nothing is more disappointing then scooping into a pasta bake only to discover that it's dry. Nothing beats an easy, delicious, from-scratch dinner! All you need is about 20 minutes of hands-on cooking time, then this chicken and broccoli pasta bake goes into the oven. Baked until hot and bubbly with melty mozzarella cheese on top! Cheesy, creamy and so delicious! This Chicken and Broccoli Pasta Bake is super easy to make with lots homemade sauce, tender chicken and perfectly cooked broccoli.
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