A riff on mac and cheese, the savory dish is a great weeknight dinner solution that everyone will love!
Prep Time10mins
Cook Time20mins
Total Time30mins
Course: dinner
Cuisine: american
Servings: 4servings
Calories: 468kcal
Ingredients
8oz. large elbow pasta
3cupsfresh broccolichopped into small florets
3slicesbaconfinely chopped
1poundboneless skinless chicken breastsliced into 1 ½ inch pieces
¼cupchopped roasted garlicsee note
2Tablespoonsbutterdivided
1 ½Tablespoonsflour
1cupmilk
½cupevaporated milk
3Tablespoonsfreshly grated Parmesan or Pecorino Romano
½teaspoonkosher salt
½teaspoonpepper
Instructions
Bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook the pasta according to the package instructions, adding the broccoli about halfway through. When finished, drain the pasta and broccoli, reserving ½ cup of the cooking liquid, and set aside. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, brown the bacon until crisp, then remove to paper towels to drain, reserving the fat in the pan. Add 1 tablespoon of butter to the pan and cook the chicken until no longer pink in the middle, 7-8 minutes. Remove from the pan. Add the remaining butter to the pan along with the flour and garlic. Cook the flour for 30 seconds before whisking in the milks. Cook the sauce until it becomes thickened, then lower the heat and stir in the parmesan, salt and pepper. Return the pasta, chicken and bacon to the pan and stir everything to coat adding reserved liquid if the sauce needs thinning out. Serve immediately.