Chicken Broccoli Alfredo
Updated May 28, 2025
Chicken Broccoli Alfredo with chicken breast, fresh broccoli, and pasta. The Alfredo sauce uses milk, flour, garlic, butter, salt & pepper. Ready in 30 mins
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Alfredo Pasta With Chicken Broccoli Alfredo!
I make chicken broccoli Alfredo when I need something that everyone will actually eat without complaining. It’s pasta, chicken, and cheese sauce, hard to go wrong. I usually make a classic Alfredo sauce, but sometimes I use my cottage cheese Alfredo sauce recipe instead, especially if I’m trying to lighten it up a bit. My kids are pretty okay with broccoli, but if yours aren’t, cheese sauce is the easiest way to get them on board.
Happy Cooking!
– Yumna
Chicken Broccoli Alfredo Ingredients
- Rotini Pasta. I like rotini because the ridges scoop up sauce so well! But you can use any pasta you have on hand.
- Broccoli. Fresh broccoli is always great, but frozen broccoli will work, too. For a more vegetable-hearty version, I like to add cauliflower, onions, mushrooms, or whatever else I have on hand in the fridge as well.
- Butter. I usually go for salted butter but unsalted will work!
- Chicken breasts. You can use any size of chicken breast, just be sure to cook your chicken all the way through before adding the rest of your ingredients.
- All-purpose flour. I use all-purpose flour to thicken the sauce, but feel free to swap in gluten-free flour.
- Milk. Whole milk will give your Alfredo sauce the best texture.
- Garnishes. I usually top this pasta with salt, black pepper, and grated Parmesan cheese (though any grated cheese will taste great!).
- Garlic cloves. Go ahead and add in an extra clove if you’re a garlic fiend!
How to Make Chicken Broccoli Alfredo
Chicken Broccoli Alfredo Recipe
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Ingredients
- 8 ounces rotini pasta
- 2 cups broccoli cut into small florets
- 2 tablespoons butter divided
- 1 pound chicken breast cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 teaspoon salt divided
- ½ teaspoon black pepper divided
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups milk
- ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese plus more for serving
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package directions; reserve ½ cup pasta cooking water before draining; set aside.
- Steam the broccoli for 2 minutes until fork tender, and toss with the cooked pasta.
- Heat 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium high heat. Season chicken breasts with ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon black pepper. Add to skillet and cook until cooked through, about 3-4 minutes per side. Toss with the cooked pasta and broccoli.
- In the same pan, heat the remaining butter, add garlic and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Add flour, then whisk to combine and cook for 1 additional minute. Slowly whisk in the milk and season with the remaining salt and pepper. Let the sauce simmer uncovered until thickened, about 2-3 minutes. Turn off the heat, and fold in the parmesan cheese.
- Pour the sauce over the pasta, broccoli and chicken, and stir well. Add as much of the reserved pasta water for the desired sauce thickness. Serve with more parmesan cheese, if desired.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information provided is an estimate. It will vary based on cooking method and specific ingredients used.
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Recipe Tips
- Don’t overcook your pasta. I love al dente rotini! Plus, overcooked pasta will become mushy and lose it’s shape.
- Make this as creamy as you want. You can add in all the alfredo sauce or just a little – it’s up to you!
- Stir and let cool. The sauce will get a bit thicker as it cools, so I like to let it rest for a few moments once combined before serving.
- Cut your broccoli nice and small. I like to make sure each piece of broccoli is small enough to feel properly bite-sized (I want a little bit of everything in each bite).
Serving Ideas
FAQs
If you store your pasta in the fridge in a sealed, airtight container, it should stay good for 2-3 days. When you’re ready to enjoy your leftovers, scoop out your portion size and reheat it either in the microwave, or low and slow in the oven.
You can! but I honestly think that this recipe tastes better fresh. The added mix of dairy ingredients can make your sauce thaw with a different, less creamy texture.
Once a meat thermometer shows that the internal temperature is 165 degrees, it should be safe to eat. I like to slice open my chicken breasts to make sure there’s no pink left as well!
More Pasta and Alfredo Recipes
- Shrimp Broccoli Pasta Alfredo
- Cauliflower Alfredo
- Cauliflower Mac and Cheese
- Lemon Ricotta Pasta
- Cheese Stuffed Shells
- Spaghetti Squash Alfredo
This Broccoli Chicken Alfredo recipe was originally published on February 1, 2017. The recipe has been slightly modified and the post now includes new step-by-step photos for how to make the pasta recipe.
Comments
I doubled the amount of garlic & used cotija instead of parmesan b/c it’s what I had, + added a bit of MSG and red pepper flakes. It still tasted a little bland to me BUT I failed to actually read the recipe title & desc. fully, not even realizing it’s a diet version, so I won’t rate it lower b/c that’s 100% my fault. Still very good!
Thanks for your feedback!!
Hello, I would love to try your recipe. Are the calories per serving or for the entire meal? I’m trying to do a calorie deficit, but I still want to include foods that I love into my diet.
TIA 🙂
Hi there! They are per serving.
How many servings are in this recipe? 2? 20? 5? Is a serving size a cup? 2 cups? Little more info would be great 👍
Hi there, this recipe serves 4 people. Each serving is roughly two cups.
I know it says I can refidgerate it for a couple days but can I freeze it to make as a meal prep for maybe a week?
Yes, however it might be best to make the pasta fresh, and just freeze and reheat the sauce.
Just 1 word. FABULOUS
ONE WORD……..FABULOUS
So happy you loved this recipe, such a comforting dinner recipe!
Absolutely delicious. Only change was adding sauteed mushrooms with the broccoli and an extra clove of garlic. This is a keeper!
Yum, love the idea of adding mushrooms!
The best Alfredo I’ve ever made! It also didn’t feel too heavy. My fiancé and I both loved it!!
Aw, thank you so much, Olivia!
Excellent weekday dinner. Quick and easy to make after almost giving in to take out. Thank you for this delicious recipe. We enjoyed this very much.
This was a quick and delicious quick weekday dinner. Nothing complicated and fresh ingredients. We loved it.
Thank you so much, Shelia!
another easy delicious recipe. i had to make some substitutions (gruyere instead of parm and some random squid ink pasta i had for months) but thats what i like about your recipes, i dont need to replicate exactly as long as i get the gist correct and helps with confidence in the kitchen. also great for meal prep.
Aw, thank you so much, Jenny! Gruyere sounds amazing with this, and the squid ink pasta is such a fun twist!
Quick, easy and delicious. Most importantly, my 1 year old who throws everything on the floor, gobbled it up and I didn’t have to clean the floor tonight!
Thank you so much! That’s amazing!
Made this tonight, I added 5 cloves of garlic and some oregano, basil and thyme to the chicken and sauce. Approved by the very picky husband, 10 and 5 year old
That sounds amazing! Glad you all enjoyed!!
I love this recipe. So easy and so yummie! For the sauce I always cook some onions and garlic and then add some olive oil, milk, flower and some white cannelloni beans and then all together put it in the kitchen machine to make the sauce. That results in a thick sauce with lots of flavor.
Love,
Rob
Thank you! That sounds absolutely delicious.
I made this for dinner tonight and this was absolutely DELICIOUS! It was so simple to cook and got me excited about trying new recipes again because it was straight forward and simple. Thank you so much! My daughter also LOVED it!
That makes me so happy to hear! Yay!!
This was so good! And so easy to make. Even the leftovers were delicious. Thanks for the recipe. We will be making this again for sure!
Thank you! That’s perfect!
It’s great, easy and quick food.
Thanks for the recipe. My kids love it !
Thank you so much! Glad you all enjoyed!
This reciepe was so easy, and delicious. My oldest son said Mom this is so good… I want more.
Thank you so much! That’s amazing!!
I’ve tried it already and all of my flat mates love it! Thank you for the easy yet super duper delicious recipe😘😍😍
That’s amazing!! You’re so welcome!
If I’m your recipes, you could give measurements and the exact recipe how to cook things(order they go in the pan etc and how long to cook things) I think it would make your recipes better as I struggled making this because these elements where missing
The recipes can be found at the bottom of the page in the recipe card.
Sounds yummy and so easy 😋 😊
Thank you!
This looks delicious and comforting, just what you need on a cold winters day!
It doesn’t say how much beuuter is needed
Sorry that was a typo, it should have said olive oil!