Creamy Booster BroccoliTM Chicken Pasta By Dr. Joanna McMillian Price
A delightfully quick and healthy pasta dish combining the natural goodness of Booster Broccoli with spanish onion, garlic, chicken and cream cheese. Perfect for a cold winter's night.
Ingredients
400g penne pasta,
2tb olive oil,
1 red onion (finely diced),
2 cloves garlic (finely sliced),
500g chicken breasts (sliced),
1tb plain unbleached flour,
1 glass (100ml) white wine,
1 cup low fat milk,
3tb cream cheese,
1 head broccoli(cut into florets),
pinch sea salt,
ground black pepper
- Bring large pan of water to boiling and add pasta, stirring every so often to prevent it sticking together. Once al dente drain and set aside.
- While pasta is cooking, heat the oil in a large flat non-stick pan and sauté the onion and garlic and softened (about 5 minutes).
- Add the chicken and brown all over.
- Sprinkle over the flour and stir to coat before adding the wine and milk. Stir well, reduce the heat to simmer and cook for 5 minutes stirring occasionally.
- Stir in the cream cheese, season to taste and add the broccoli, Cook for a few minutes to soften the broccoli but do not over cook. The broccoli should remain a bright green colour.
- Stir through cooked pasta and serve immediately topped with a little grated parmesan cheese.
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Booster BroccoliTM is packed with over 40 percent more active antioxidants than regular broccoli varieties and has been scientifically proven to contain significantly higher levels of the power antioxidant, sulforaphane (often abbreviated to SF) than other regular varieties of broccoli.
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Dr Joanna McMilllan Price is a registered nutritionist and dietitian. View her lifestyle tips here





