Ricotta Rigatoni With Broccoli And Chicken
From vicschick 15 years ago
- 15 minutes to make
- Serves 6
***Note: this dish tends to dry out quick so serve immediately and make sure you season well with salt and pepper b/c ricotta cheese tends to be pretty bland...if you decide to eat cold then it will be even dryer but still tastes very good. Read more ***This is from Rachael Rays 30 minute cookbook. I tweaked it a bit to fit my style of cooking. This dish tastes better when it is cold...go figure...so go ahead and try it. Look how cute it looks in the Ricotta cheese container =0)....I know... I shouldnt be playing with my food See less
Ingredients
- 1 lb rigatoni shopping list
- 2 cups broccoli florets (original calls for 3 cups of broccolini) shopping list
- salt for boiling water about 1-2 tsp shopping list
- 1 cup reserved starchy water from pasta shopping list
- 2 tbs extra virgin olive oil shopping list
- 1 lb chicken tenderloins or chicken breast, diced shopping list
- 4 garlic cloves minced shopping list
- 2 cups part skim ricotta cheese shopping list
- 1 tsp thyme (original calls for fresh sprigs of thyme) shopping list
- a few pinches of nutmeg shopping list
- salt and pepper to taste shopping list
How to make it
- Prepare pasta according to package until al dente.
- During last minute of cooking add broccoli and cover.
- Reserve 1 cup of starchy water from cooking pasta and drain the rest.
- While Pasta is cooking heat 2 tbs olive oil in pan and drop in minced garlic and stir
- Add diced chicken and cook until chicken is golden brown
- Season with thyme and scrape up bits from pan
- Add chicken to pasta
- Pour reserved starchy water on pan where chicken was cooked, scrape up the tasty bits and pour over pasta
- Add ricotta cheese and stir gently with wooden spoon as to not break up the rigatoni
- Stir in nutmeg and season with salt and pepper to taste
- If you like it hot eat it!... if not let it cool and then refrigerate for a yummy cold pasta dish
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