Best Chicken Alfredo Ziti Recipes

CHICKEN BROCCOLI AND ZITI ALFREDO

Steps:

• 1. cook ziti in plenty of salted boiling water until just short of al dente
• 2. Heat olive oil in large sauté pan.
• 3. Sauté chicken in olive oil until tender but not quite done.
• 4. Add shallot and sauté until translucent.
• 5. Add garlic and continue cooking until it is fragrant being careful not to burn.
• 6. Make sure chicken is cooked thru and deglaze pan with about 3/4 of the stock scraping up any bits from the bottom of the pan and let reduce for a moment or two.
• 7. Stir in half and half and bring to a simmer.
• 8. Stir in parmesan cheese and continue stirring. The mixture should start to thicken.
• 9. Add ziti to the pan and stir to coat with the sauce. The starch in the pasta will continue to thicken the sauce. If it's too thick add remaining chicken stock. Taste for seasoning, I usually add a little salt and pepper at this point
• 10. Fold in the broccoli
• 11. When it is hot and thick enough garnish with some fresh chopped parsley and additional parmesan. Serve with crusty bread and enjoy!

BAKED ZITI ALFREDO WITH CAJUN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add ziti and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 10 minutes. Drain.
• While the pasta is cooking, heat oil in a large skillet over medium to medium-high heat. Add chicken, Cajun seasoning, and salt. Saute until chicken is cooked through and beginning to caramelize, about 10 minutes. Add bell peppers, onion, and 1/2 of the garlic; cook until tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Add tomatoes and bring to a simmer.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add remaining garlic and saute until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add flour; cook and stir for 1 minute. Slowly whisk in 1 1/2 cups milk and bring to a gentle boil. Stir in 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper. Add more Parmesan to thicken or more milk to thin to your liking.
• Add cooked pasta to the chicken mixture; toss to coat. Transfer to a deep casserole dish. Pour cheese sauce over the pasta mixture and top with mozzarella cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the top is golden and bubbly, about 15 minutes.

CHICKEN ALFREDO BAKED ZITI RECIPE - (4.1/5)

Steps:

• 1.Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. 2.Cook the pasta al dente in a large stockpot of well-salted boiling according to package instructions. Drain. Return pasta to the stockpot and add chicken and alfredo sauce. Gently toss to combine until the pasta is evenly coated. 3.Pour half of the pasta into a greased 11x7-inch or 9x13-inch baking dish. Sprinkle evenly with 1 cup of cheese. Layer the remaining half of the pasta evenly on top. Sprinkle evenly with the remaining 1/2 cup of cheese. 4.Bake for 20-25 minutes until the cheese is melted and just barely starts to turn golden. Remove and serve immediately, sprinkled with additional toppings if desired. To Make The Alfredo Sauce: 1.Heat olive oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Add garlic and saute one minute, stirring occasionally, until fragrant. Sprinkle with flour, and stir to combine. Saute for an additional minute to cook the flour, stirring occasionally. 2.Slowly add chicken broth, whisking to combine until smooth. Whisk in milk, and bring the mixture to a simmer. Let cook for an additional minute until thickened, then stir in Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper until the cheese melted. Remove from heat and set aside.

HARVEST CHICKEN ALFREDO-BAKED ZITI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Add pasta to large pan of boiling water; cook 8 to 10 min. or just until pasta is tender, adding squash to the boiling water for the last 6 min.
• Meanwhile, heat 2 Tbsp. dressing in large nonstick skillet on medium heat. Add chicken; cook 5 to 6 min. or until no longer pink, stirring frequently. Remove chicken from skillet; drain. Reserve for later use.
• Heat 2 Tbsp. of the remaining dressing in same skillet. Add onions and peppers; cook 3 to 4 min. or until crisp-tender, stirring frequently. Add kale, cook 2 min., stirring occasionally. Add garlic; cook and stir 30 sec.
• Drain pasta mixture; return to pan. Add pasta sauce, milk, Italian seasoning, crushed red pepper, kale mixture and chicken; mix lightly. Cook on low heat 1 min. or until heated through, stirring frequently.
• Spoon half the pasta mixture into 8-inch square baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; top with half the cheese. Repeat layers. Sprinkle with bread crumbs; drizzle with remaining dressing. Cover.
• Bake 15 min. or until heated through, uncovering for the last 5 min.

CHICKEN ALFREDO ZITI

Steps:

• If you are using fresh broccoli, stem until tender. If using frozen then thaw.
• Cook the ziti according to package direction and drain.
• Place ziti, chicken and broccoli in a casserole dish. Pour the sauce over the pasta.
• Toss gently to coat.
• Bake 10 mins (at 200 degrees)or until heated through. Or you can microwave to heat it.