Chicken Alfredo Baked Ziti
Sounds very good. On my to cook list.
Ingredients
- 340 grams dry ziti pasta, or penne pasta
- 2 cups fresh broccoli, cut int bite size pieces
- 2 cups chicken, cooked, shredded or chopped
- 1 1/2 cups Mozzarella Cheese, shredded
- 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, grated, for garnish
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped, for garnish
For the Alfredo Sauce
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 cloves garlic, smashed and minced
- 5 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 1 3/4 cups chicken broth, from the boiled chicken
- 1 3/4 cups milk
- 1 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
- 1 teaspoon salt, more or less to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- The best way to prepare your chicken is to just boil it, when cooked through, allow the chicken to remain in the water until cooled to room temperature, this will give juicy chicken. The liquid is now broth, use that when making the sauce.
- Preheat your oven to 200 C. Grease a 9x13 baking dish with butter, set the dish aside.
- Prepare the Alfredo sauce; heat butter oil in a large non stick pan over medium heat. Add garlic and cook for one minute, stirring occasionally, until fragrant. Sprinkle with flour, and stir to combine. Cook for an additional minute to cook the flour, stirring occasionally.
- Slowly whisk in the chicken broth, whisk until smooth and no lumps. Whisk in milk, and bring the mixture to a simmer. Let cook for an additional minute until thickened.
- Add Parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper, and stir until cheese melts. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Cook the pasta until it’s just tender. Drain and add it to the pan with the Alfredo sauce. Add the chicken and broccoli florets. Toss until everything is evenly coated.
- Pour half of the pasta mixture into the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle half of the shredded mozzarella cheese evenly over the pasta layer. Next, layer the remaining half of the pasta mixture and sprinkle the remaining shredded mozzarella cheese on top.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the cheese is melted and just barely starts to turn golden. Remove and serve immediately, sprinkled with optional garnishes if desired.
Notes
The chicken, about 40 Baht, think 2-3 breasts or 4 thighs. The cheeses however, are costly. Figure Mozzarella at 142 Baht/200 grams, and Parmesan at 150 Baht/100 grams. For 6 servings, this is about $1.63 per serving.
Adapted from an internet recipe.
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