Baked Chicken Broccoli Alfredo
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You’ll want to make this easy baked chicken broccoli alfredo every week with its saucy parmesan filling and toasted breadcrumb topping.
We are talking creamy, cheesy baked pasta comfort food today and you are going to LOVE it.
There’s nothing not to like about this dish. It involves pasta, chicken, broccoli, and the creamiest parmesan white sauce, aka: alfredo sauce. Top all of that off with more parmesan cheese and a crispy buttery crumb topping and I’m in baked alfredo heaven.
You can cook your chicken as part of the recipe by grilling or searing it in a pan on the stove, then dicing into bite-sized pieces OR, you can use shredded chicken (fresh or leftover) for this dish. It’s one of the things that make it such a great go-to. I used a short spiral pasta for mine but feel free to swap it out for macaroni or penne if that’s your preference. Whatever you do though, don’t skip that parmesan and crispy golden crumb topping. It. is. everything.
If you like this recipe, you’re going to love my go-to Best Baked Chicken Thighs and Cheesy Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole recipes!
Baked Chicken Broccoli Alfredo
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups broccoli florets, boiled or steamed til tender
- 1 ½ cups small pasta , (I used spiral but you could also use macaroni, penne, or shells) boiled til tender and drained
- 1 ½ cups shredded or diced cooked chicken , (see note)
Sauce
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt, or to taste
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 2 ½ cups milk, half & half, or heavy cream , (I prefer half & half but heavy cream will have the richest flavor)
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup shaved parmesan cheese, divided
Topping
- 1 tablespoon butter
- ⅔ cup panko breadcrumbs
- ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees and grease a casserole or baking dish.
- Prepare the sauce by first melting the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in flour.
- Gradually whisk in milk until sauce is smooth and thickened. Stir in cream cheese and 2/3 cup parmesan cheese until melted and incorporated. Stir in salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Remove from heat.
- Combine broccoli, chicken, noodles, and sauce in a large bowl and stir to combine. Transfer mixture to prepared baking dish. Sprinkle remaining parmesan cheese over the top.
- Make the topping by melting butter in a pan or skillet. Stir in breadcrumbs and Italian seasoning and stir until breadcrumbs are golden brown. Sprinkle over parmesan cheese and chicken broccoli mixture.
- Bake for 15 minutes until parmesan cheese is melty. Serve warm.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
SO good! Made for my husbands birthday dinner tonight and it was amazing. Definitely could have done more pasta I did 2 1/4 cups of dry pasta easily could have done 2.5-3 cups. It was so saucy and delicious. Did not try out at all in the oven. It does take 1 hour to make if you’re using fresh broccoli and cooking the chicken. I used 2 cups of heavy whipping cream because, why not?! Would recommend and would make again. Served with a side salad and fresh bread.
Thank you, Tiffany, for an awesome, but simple, pasta, broccoli bake! this is DELICIOUS! It’s now on the bi-weekly rotation.
Cooked it as the recipe called for but next time I don’t think I would bake it. It seemed to dry it out more.
Great recip! I liked having extra sauce and this recipe was perfect. I did add some aged sharp ched and it was amazing. Will definitely be adding this to my monthly menu. Thank you!
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tHIS RECIPE IS VERY GOOD, BUT i THOUGHT THERE WAS A BIT TOO MUCH SAUCE. aLSO, THE DESCRIPTION OF QUICK AND EASY IS NOT ACCURATE. tEN MINUTES PREP TIME? MAYBE IF YOU HAVE EVERYTHING PREPPED AND READY IT WOULD BE PRETTY QUICK, BUT THE SAUCE ALONE TAKES AT LEAST TEN MINUTES OF STIRRING. aND IF YOU HAVE TO CUT AND COOK THE CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI, COOK THE PASTA, TOAST THE BREADCRUMBS ETC., THIS IS NOT QUICK.
We loved this! It was creamy and delicious. My very hungry husband and picky-ish 6 year old both loved!
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THIS WAS VERY GOOD. i DID USE FRESH GARLIC AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF SHALLOTS (SAUTED IN THE BUTTER) TO ADD SOME DEPTH OF FLAVOR. i USED LEFT OVER ROTISSERIE CHICKEN AND STEAMED BROCCOLI. vERY EASY.
Delicious!
HOW can I get this receipe to come out creaMier?