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Creamy Coconut Chicken Pasta

Tender chicken and broccoli tossed with pasta in a rich coconut‑cream sauce for an energy‑dense, dairy‑free Italian‑style lunch.

40 min
4 servings
Lunch
Italian
80.0 TrueMetrics Score

Ingredients

Instructions

Prep ahead
- cut chicken into bite-size; season salt, pepper.
- trim broccoli into small florets.
- mince garlic; whisk flour with 2 tbsp broth to slurry.
- boil salted water for pasta.
Cooking steps
Cook pasta until al dente; reserve ½ cup water; drain.
Heat 1 tbsp oil in deep skillet; brown chicken 4 min; transfer to plate.
Add remaining oil; sauté garlic 30 sec. stir in flour slurry; slowly whisk in coconut milk and remaining broth.
Add italian seasoning, pepper; simmer 3 min, stirring, until slightly thick.
Stir in broccoli; cook 5 min until crisp-tender. return chicken; heat 2 min.
Toss in drained pasta, loosening sauce with reserved water as needed. check salt; serve creamy coconut chicken pasta hot.
(active time ≈ 25 min | total ≈ 35 min)