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Skillet Ziti with Chicken and Broccoli

TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 30 min. YIELD: 4 servings.
Here’s an elegant entree you’ll be proud to serve. It looks like you spent hours, but it’s so simple. I like to add a splash of lemon for a refreshing finishing touch. —Tammy Diekemper, Marine, Illinois

Ingredients

  • 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2-inch strips
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt, divided
  • 2 tablespoons butter, divided
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 cup fat-free milk
  • 2-1/2 cups uncooked ziti
  • 1 bunch broccoli, cut into florets
  • 1 cup julienned roasted sweet red peppers
  • 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

  • 1. Sprinkle chicken with pepper and 1/8 teaspoon salt. In a large skillet, saute chicken in 1 tablespoon butter until no longer pink. Remove and keep warm.
  • 2. In the same skillet, saute onion in remaining butter until tender. Add the garlic, pepper flakes, oregano and remaining salt; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in broth and milk; bring to a boil. Add ziti; cook for 7-8 minutes or until ziti is tender, adding broccoli and red peppers during the last 5 minutes of cooking.
  • 3. Return chicken to skillet; heat through. Sprinkle with cheese.

Nutrition Facts

2 cups: 528 calories, 13g fat (6g saturated fat), 88mg cholesterol, 975mg sodium, 60g carbohydrate (12g sugars, 7g fiber), 43g protein.

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