Tahini chicken and broccoli rotini pasta. I now have my very own website. Please go there to print this recipe as it has been updated. Pasta and fresh broccoli combine with the delicious and complementary flavors of lemon and garlic. Tahini chicken and broccoli rotini pasta

You can cook Tahini chicken and broccoli rotini pasta using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Tahini chicken and broccoli rotini pasta
  1. You need 4 oz of chicken breast cooked.
  2. Prepare 12 oz of rotini pasta.
  3. You need 1 lb of broccoli.
  4. Prepare 2 cloves of garlic.
  5. Prepare 2 tbsp of olive oil.
  6. You need 1/3 cup of tahini sauce.
  7. You need 2 tbsp of lemon juice.
  8. You need 1 tsp of cumin.
  9. It’s of salt.
  10. It’s of black pepper.
  11. It’s 3 1/3 cup of water, divided.
  12. You need 1 tsp of red pepper flakes (optional).

Tear corner of Ready Pasta pouch to vent. Stir in pasta, broccoli and chicken. Gently toss to combine; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Serve immediately, garnished with parsley, if desired.

Tahini chicken and broccoli rotini pasta instructions

  1. Heat a large skillet and add olive oil..

  2. Saute broccoli until a deeper green. Remove from pan.

  3. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Add chicken and cook until golden brown. Remove from pan and let cool, then dice..

  4. Add uncooked pasta to the skillet, add 3 cups of water and bring to a boil on high heat. Remove pasta once the pasta is cooked..

  5. While pasta is cooking, combine tahini sauce, lemon juice, garlic and cumin in a blender, slowly adding 1/3 cup water until a creamy consistency is achieved. Add pinches of salt to taste..

  6. Add pasta, chicken and broccoli to skillet drizzling sauce over the contents while it cooks. You can add the ingredients in batches if you skillet is small..

  7. Stir in red pepper flakes while sauce reduces. Serve warm..

I used Bowtie pasta, instead of rotini, used crème fraîche instead of heavy cream, peas in place of broccoli & pounded flat normal chickens. This colorful, flavorful grilled chicken rotini recipe makes a healthy lunch or dinner meal in a flash. Heat large covered saucepot of salted water to boiling on high. Cook pasta according to package directions. When carrots and broccoli are cooked, drain and add to tahini mixture.