Chicken Broccoli Scampi Without Wine
Rich, garlic butter Chicken Scampi without Wine is served over pasta with a buttery scampi sauce. It is delicious and done in 30 minutes!
Servings: 4 people
Cost: $10
Ingredients
- 1 16 ounces box of pasta (we like rotini, linguine, campanelle)
- 1 large head of broccoli (about 3 cups)
- 1 pound chicken tenderloins (or chicken breasts)
- 6 tablespoons butter (separated into 2 tablespoons each)
- 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 tablespoons chicken bouillon (highly recommend Better Than Bouillon Organic Chicken Base)
- 1 cup water
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon fresh grated parmesan
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Fill a large pot with water and turn on high heat.
- While waiting for the water to boil, wash and cut the broccoli into bite sized pieces. Mince the garlic or use a garlic press.
- Cut the chicken up into small pieces. Lightly sprinkle salt and pepper to the chicken.
- Add the pasta once the water starts boiling.
- As soon as you add the pasta begin cooking the rest of the ingredients. Put 2 tablespoons of butter and the 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a sauté pan on medium heat. Once the butter is melted add the chicken and brown each side. Remove chicken and place it in a bowl.
- Add 2 tablespoons of butter and 1 tablespoon of olive oil to the pan the chicken was cooked in. Add the broccoli and minced garlic. Sprinkle a little salt on the broccoli. Add the garlic to broccoli and mix it together. Cover and cook for about 4 minutes, stirring every couple minutes. If the broccoli begins to brown you can turn down the heat and add two tablespoon of water to the pan.
- After the 4 minutes, add the browned chicken, water and chicken bouillon to the broccoli in the pan. Cook for 2 minutes on a low simmer. Check to make sure chicken is cooked through.
- Drain the pasta once it is al dente. Keep the pot on low heat. Then add the cooked broccoli, chicken and garlic butter sauce to the pasta. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter. Mix all the ingredients together until the butter has melted.
- Add the fresh lemon juice and toss to make sure the liquid has coated all the pasta. Add salt and a little pepper. Finish by adding a quarter cup of freshly grated parmesan cheese and the chopped parsley.
Notes
Tips
- Cook the pasta to al dente to make sure that the noodles aren't mushy.
- Freshly grated parmesan cheese makes this recipe very rich!
- Storage: Chicken Broccoli Scampi will stay good in the refrigerator for 4 days.
- Reheating: You can reheat the meal in a microwave.
- Freezing: I do not recommend freezing it.