Tossed in a light cream sauce seasoned with McCormick® spices and herbs, penne, chicken and broccoli hit the spot in this classic pasta dish.
10m
PREP TIME
15m
COOK TIME
205
CALORIES
11
INGREDIENTS
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 8 ounces uncooked multigrain penne pasta
- 1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen small broccoli florets
- 1 cup fat free half-and-half
- 4 ounces Neufchâtel cheese (1/3 less fat than cream cheese), cubed
- 2 teaspoons McCormick® Marjoram Leaves
- 1 teaspoon McCormick® Garlic Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon McCormick® Whole Rosemary Leaves, finely crushed
- 1/4 teaspoon McCormick® Whole Thyme Leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt from McCormick® Sea Salt Grinder
- 1 1/2 cups chopped cooked chicken breast
-
1
tablespoon
grated Parmesan cheese
Substitutions available / grated Asiago cheese
INSTRUCTIONS
- 1 Cook pasta in large saucepan as directed on package, adding broccoli during the last 3 minutes of cooking. Drain well.
- 2 Meanwhile, bring half-and-half to simmer in medium saucepan on medium heat. Reduce heat to medium-low. Add cream cheese, marjoram, garlic powder, rosemary, thyme, and sea salt; whisk until cheese is melted and sauce is well blended. Add chicken; simmer until heated through.
- 3 Place pasta and broccoli in large serving bowl. Spoon sauce evenly over pasta mixture. Toss gently to coat well. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and serve immediately.