Make this Chicken and Broccoli Alfredo Pasta for an easy, delicious and high protein weeknight meal for the whole family. The easy high protein alfredo sauce is so creamy and satisfying!
Weeknight-easy
Beginner-friendly
You’ll Learn: How to make a silky, protein-packed alfredo sauce
Worth It: It’s a satisfying, protein-forward option that actually keeps you full
Bonus: Extra veggies without extra effort
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Perfect for weeknight eating – This recipe is great for a weeknight because it has everything you need in one dish.
- High protein meal – Using cottage cheese in the sauce helps add extra protein in addition to the chicken
- Great for the family – Chicken and broccoli alfredo is perfect even for your picky eaters
Serving suggestions
This chicken and broccoli alfredo recipe is perfect on its own because it has protein and vegetables in one dish. If you want to serve it with some bread, you could make this overnight bread or some tomato focaccia.
If you would like additional greens, make a quick salad with this creamy balsamic vinaigrette.
Ingredients and Ingredient Substitutions
- Cottage cheese – it gives the perfect consistency to the sauce and adds protein
- Whole milk – I used whole milk, but you could use heavy cream or half and half
- Parmesan cheese – I like to freshly grate my own but you can also use store-bought
- Garlic – feel free to increase the amount if you prefer more garlic
- Pasta – use your favorite pasta shape for this recipe
- Chopped broccoli – I like to buy the pre-chopped broccoli to keep it easy
- Boneless skinless chicken breasts – you could also use chicken thighs
- Garlic powder, onion powder, kosher salt, black pepper – this simple spice blend adds the perfect flavor to your chicken
- Olive oil – I used olive oil but you can use any neutral oil
How to make
Step 1: Season Chicken and Boil Pasta
Blend cottage cheese, whole milk, grated parmesan cheese and garlic cloves to create a sauce (Image 1).
Boil pasta in salted water. When there is only 3 minutes left on the cook time, add the chopped broccoli. Drain the cooked pasta and broccoli together and set aside.
Step 2: Cook Chicken
While the pasta boils, cut chicken into small bite sized strips. Season with the garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper (Image 2).
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add seasoned chicken. Cook until browned and cooked through (Image 3).
Step 2: Assemble Pasta
Add pasta, broccoli and cheese sauce to the skillet with the chicken (Image 4 and 5). Reduce heat to med-low. Toss to combine everything and let saute for 2 minutes for the flavors to combine (Image 6).
Serve immediately with extra grated parmesan cheese.
Storage, reheating and Freezing
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days. To reheat, put the chicken and broccoli alfredo in the microwave or on the stovetop until warmed through.
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You can find the full recipe below. If you make this recipe, please rate and review it in the comments, or share it with me on Instagram!
You can find the full recipe below. If you make this recipe, please rate and review it in the comments, or share it with me on Instagram!
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Recipe
Chicken and Broccoli Alfredo Pasta
Ingredients
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 1 cup whole milk
- ½ cup grated parmesan cheese + more for topping
- 2 cloves garlic
- 8 oz pasta
- 12 oz chopped broccoli
- 1.5 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- Blend cottage cheese, whole milk, grated parmesan cheese and garlic cloves to create a sauce. Set aside.
- Boil pasta in salted water according to package instructions. When there is only 3 minutes left on the cook time, add the chopped broccoli into the boiling water. Drain the cooked pasta and broccoli together and set aside.
- While the pasta boils, cut chicken into small bite sized strips. Season with the garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper.
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add seasoned chicken to the warm oil. Cook until browned and cooked through – 5-7 minutes.
- Add pasta, broccoli and cheese sauce to the skillet with the chicken. Reduce heat to med-low. Toss to combine everything and let saute for 2 minutes for the flavors to combine.
- Serve immediately with extra grated parmesan cheese.
Nutrition Information
This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.
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