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Ingredients
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon oil
2 boneless, skinless
chicken breasts
8 oz. fettuccine (or 3 cups
hot cooked fettuccine)
2 1/2 cups bite-size
broccoli florets
Cheese Sauce
3 tablespoons butter
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons all-purpose
flour
2 cups milk
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
3/4 to 1 cup grated Parmesan
cheese (to preferred taste)
Directions
Cook fettuccine
according to package directions. Drain in a colander
and set aside. While fettuccine is cooking, cook
broccoli (recipe follows).
Broccoli
Bring about 1 inch of
water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Place broccoli
florets in a vegetable steamer. Once
water comes to a boil, reduce heat to medium-high
and place vegetable steamer with broccoli in
saucepan. Cover and cook for 5 minutes, or just until
broccoli becomes crisp-tender. Quickly remove vegetable steamer from saucepan and set aside
to stop cooking.
Chicken
Cut thickest portions of chicken
breasts in half horizontally to make 2 thinner
pieces (this helps chicken cook faster and more
evenly). Heat butter and oil in a large skillet over
medium-high heat and add chicken. Cook until lightly
browned on both sides and cooked through (about 5--7
minutes per side). Turn off heat and transfer
chicken pieces to a cutting board. Slice chicken
into 1/4-inch-thick bite-size slices. Place chicken
pieces in a bowl and cover with aluminum foil to keep warm.
Cheese Sauce
In a large saucepan, melt butter over low-medium heat. Add
garlic to butter and cook for 1 minute. Add flour
and whisk until thoroughly blended, creating a roux.
Continue cooking while whisking for 1 additional
minute. Gradually add milk to roux, whisking
constantly, until thoroughly blended. Continue
cooking on low-medium heat, whisking constantly
until mixture begins to thicken (about 1 minute). Whisk in salt, pepper and
Parmesan cheese until blended.
Add chicken, broccoli florets
and fettuccine to sauce and toss
gently until ingredients are coated. Heat for about
1-2 minutes. Serve. Top
with additional grated Parmesan cheese if desired.
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