Threw together a new dinner meal the other night. Had some frozen chicken breasts, was in the mood for rice and as I stood in my kitchen, thinking “What to make? What to make?”, I felt an inspiration for “Island Chicken”.
What’s that, you ask? Well, to me, it was fresh, tropical flavors. All of my meals include lots of veggies, because I’m very into healthy eating. And I had gotten a great deal on red, yellow and orange bell peppers at the store last weekend. So this seemed a great way to use them!
You can see the recipe on my Thrown-Together-Meals.com website. My family (and I) loved this meal!
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Chicken Broccoli Alfredo is a thrown together meal recipe using a simple white sauce recipe with chicken and broccoli… yummo!
One night I had a hankering for Alfredo sauce (yumm… Parmesan), and I had chicken and broccoli on hand, so I decided to put them together in one quick dish. A few other ingredients and a new classic was born!
| Chicken Broccoli Alfredo |
| Ingredients: |
| 2 boneless chicken breasts, cubed
1/2 bag broccoli crowns
1/2# baby bella mushrooms, quartered
2 to 4 T. Wondra flour
1 to 2 cups skim milk
2 T. butter |
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup Parmesan cheese
Handful of fresh basil, chopped
1 T. dried oregano
Salt/pepper to taste
2 cups cooked white rice |
| Directions:
Start the white sauce in a small pot, making 1 to 2 cups, as desired (we like our meals moist, so I use the max). Follow the directions on the Wondra can, mixing the flour into the milk and butter combination, seasoning as desired. When sauce is thickened, add 3/4 cup Parmesan cheese. Meanwhile, brown the garlic in a little olive oil in a large frying pan. Add the mushrooms and then the chicken chunks and pan broil until both are browned and cooked well. Season them with salt/pepper as needed and the chopped basil and oregano.
While the chicken and veggies are cooking, steam the broccoli in a separate pot. Add it into the frying pan with the white sauce. Mix all together and serve over cooked white rice. Sprinkle the top with the rest of the Parmesan and add a few sprigs of fresh basil. |
For variations on this recipe, see this page. You can also find more great chicken recipes or enter our monthly recipe contest with one of your own special recipes. Enjoy!
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