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This is one of our family’s favorite dinners, my chicken broccoli and ziti, or CBZ as we call it. Roasted chicken tenderloins and broccoli are served over ziti with an easy, creamy homemade alfredo sauce. This is a great comfort meal for a busy weeknight or if you are looking to take dinner off of a friend’s hands. I’ve made this meal several times for people and it is always well loved.  Sharing my recipe below.

Nicolle’s Chicken Broccoli Ziti- CBZ

Ingredients

• 1 box pasta
• 2 heads of broccoli
• 1 pack of chicken tenderloins
• salt/pepper
• olive oil
• garlic salt (to taste)
• 4 Tbsp butter
• 1 1/4 cups heavy cream
• 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• squeeze of fresh lemon juice to taste

Directions:

1.) Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

2.) Line a large baking pan with parchment paper.

3.) Divide the baking sheet into two halves. On one half of the baking sheet add the broccoli. Drizzle with olive oil, salt and pepper and toss.

4.) On the other half of the baking sheet, add the chicken tenderloins. Drizzle with olive oil, salt, pepper and garlic salt and toss until coated evenly.

5.) Bake in the oven until roasted, about 20 minutes.

6.) While the chicken and broccoli is roasting, bring a pot of water to boil.

7.) To the pot, add pasta and cook until al dente then strain and add pasta back to the pot and drizzle with olive oil so that the pasta doesn’t stick.

8.) In a saucepan, melt the butter.

9.) Add the heavy cream to the saucepan and simmer for about 5 minutes, until thickened.

10..) Stir in Parmesan cheese and continue to stir until the cheese has melted.

11.) Pour the sauce over the pasta.

12.) Once the chicken and broccoli are roasted, remove from the oven and add to the pot with the pasta, stir until combined.

13.) Top with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice and some more freshly grated Parmesan.

Serve and enjoy!

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Nicolle's chicken broccoli ziti - CBZ

Roasted chicken tenderloins and broccoli are served over ziti with a homemade alfredo sauce. This is an easy weeknight meal and one your whole family will love.

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Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Servings 5 people

Ingredients

  

• 1 box pasta
• 2 heads broccoli florets chopped
• 1 package chicken tenderloins
• salt/pepper to taste
• olive oil
• garlic salt to taste
• 4 Tbsp butter
• 1 1/4 cups heavy cream
• 1 cup Parmesan cheese freshly grated
• lemon juice freshly squeezed to taste

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Line a large baking pan with parchment paper.
• Divide the baking sheet into two halves. On one half of the baking sheet add the broccoli. Drizzle with olive oil, salt and pepper and toss.
• On the other half of the baking sheet, add the chicken tenderloins. Drizzle with olive oil, salt, pepper and garlic salt and toss until coated evenly.
• Bake in the oven until roasted, about 20 minutes.
• While the chicken and broccoli is roasting, bring a pot of water to boil.
• To the pot, add pasta and cook until al dente then strain and add pasta back to the pot and drizzle with olive oil so that the pasta doesn’t stick.
• In a saucepan, melt the butter.
• Add the heavy cream to the saucepan and simmer for about 5 minutes, until thickened.
• Stir in Parmesan cheese and continue to stir until the cheese has melted.
• Pour the sauce over the pasta.
• Once the chicken and broccoli are roasted, remove from the oven and add to the pot with the pasta, stir until combined.
• Top with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice and some more freshly grated Parmesan.

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