Pasta-Chicken-Broccoli Bake

Name: Pasta-Chicken-Broccoli Bake
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Ingredients: ½ cup butter; ½ cup chopped sweet onion; ½ cup chopped red bell pepper; 2 garlic cloves, minced; ¼ cup all-purpose flour; 3 cups chicken broth; 1 ½ cups half-and-half; ½ cup dry white wine; 1 cup (4 oz.) freshly shredded Parmesan cheese; ¼ teaspoon table salt; ¼ teaspoon ground red pepper; 1 (20-oz.) package refrigerated cheese-and-spinach tortellini; 4 cups chopped fresh broccoli; 4 cups chopped cooked chicken; ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese; 15 round buttery crackers, crushed; ½ cup chopped pecans; 3 tablespoons butter, melted

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The hardest part of this chicken and broccoli bake just might be portion control.

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30 mins

total:

1 hr 15 mins

Yield:

Serves 6 to 8

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A chicken broccoli bake made with cheese-filled tortellini and a chopped pecan topping? If that isn't a dinner combination that would make every member of your family go in for seconds, we're not sure what is. We know we'd be happy to have it on our dinner table any night of the week.One of our favorite family dinner recipes, this chicken and broccoli bake makes the most of your Dutch oven. While it may not technically be a quick-fix dinner when you add in the bake time, the hands-on time of this beloved Pasta-Chicken-Broccoli Bake is quicker than you might think. A little sautéing and a few stirs in your Dutch oven, and you'll be spooning an oven-ready chicken, pasta, and broccoli mixture into a 9x13 pan for baking before you know it. The hardest part of this chicken and broccoli casserole just might be portion control.

Directions

Step 1
Preheat oven to 350°F. Melt ½ cup butter in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat; add onion and next 2 ingredients, and sauté 5 to 6 minutes or until tender.

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Step 2
Add flour, stirring until smooth. Cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute. Whisk in broth, half-and-half, and white wine. Reduce heat to medium, and cook, stirring constantly, 6 to 8 minutes or until thickened and bubbly.
Step 3
Remove from heat; add 1 cup cheese and next 2 ingredients, stirring until cheese melts. Stir in tortellini and next 2 ingredients. Spoon into a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish.
Step 4
Stir together ½ cup grated cheese and next 3 ingredients. Sprinkle over casserole. Bake at 350°F for 40 to 45 minutes or until bubbly.

Tips

We tested with Buitoni Mixed Cheese Tortellini.

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Karen Jones

10/23/2021

Great recipe! We've made this many times and it's a crowd pleaser. My only critique is how the recipe is written, "add x and the next 2 ingredients" or "add x and the next 3 ingredients". It's annoying to have to scroll back to the recipe every time and and find what ingredients they are talking about.

Southern Living Member

05/01/2021

Made this last night. We thought it was very good, but prep time longer than 30 minutes. Lot of steps and ingredients. Followed recipe, no changes.

Southern Living Member

04/14/2021

This was AMAZING!! The only difference I made was to substitute chicken broth for the wine since we do not drink alcohol. It was one of the tastiest casseroles I have ever made. This is also a huge casserole compared to most. It made a lot of servings and we had for lunch leftovers all week and never got tired of it. It is so very tasty - Highly Recommend.

Southern Living Member

12/23/2020

My husband loved this recipe, he told me to save it so I can make it again! I made a few minor tweaks. I seasoned thr chicken with pepper, onion powder, garlic powder and seasoned salt. I also added 3tbls of corn starch with water to add to the sauce because I wasn't happy with how luquidy it still was. The last thing I tweaked was the topping. I forgot to grab the crackers from the store so I use 2/3 cups of bread crumbs. My husband said next time I make it to still use bread crumbs. So all in all it was a hit in my house and ill make it again!

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