Nikki’s One Pan Chicken Pasta
When The Palace Hotel is packed there is not much time for a home cooked meal. This one pan chicken pasta is a quick and easy delicious dinner.
Ingredients
6 boneless skinless chicken thighs – cut into12 pieces – pat dry
2 tsp. olive oil
Salt & pepper
1 cup chopped ham (not deli ham) cut into 1 inch pieces
¼ cup chopped onion
½ cup chopped celery
1 15 oz can diced tomatoes (undrained)
1 ½ cups chicken broth warmed
2 cups dry pasta (ie elbows, penne, etc.)
1 cup fresh broccoli florets
1 tsp chopped green onion – for garnish
1. Heat a large, deep skillet over medium heat. Add olive oil and tilt pan to spread.
2. When olive oil is hot, place chicken in pan and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
3. Turn after 5 minutes, sprinkle with salt and pepper. Brown for 5 minutes more
4. Remove chicken to a bowl and cover to keep warm
5. Decrease heat slightly
6. Add celery and onion to pan, stir and cook until tender.
7. Add ham to pan, stir and cook about 2 minutes
8. Add tomatoes and broth. Heat to simmer.
9. Stir in pasta, return chicken to pan and cuddle it with the pasta.
10. Partially cover pan and cook 15 minutes.
11. Move pasta and chicken around so pasta is submerged
12. Place broccoli florets carefully on top of mixture.
13. Cover and cook 10-15 minutes more until chicken, pasta and broccoli are done.
14. Serve, sprinkling green onion over each serving.
Note: type of pasta and size of thighs will determine cooking time