Jim's Pasta Con Broccoli With Grilled Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb medium pasta shell, 1 box
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 10 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 2 tablespoons garlic, minced (4 cloves)
• 1 pint whipping cream
• 1 cup whole milk
• 15 ounces tomato sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 12 ounces broccoli florets, steamed
• 3/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 12 ounces cooked chicken breasts (2 breasts cut in strips)

Recipe

• 1 in 5 quart sauce pot, cook pasta shells al dente according to directions. drain pasta and set aside.
• 2 steam broccoli and set aside.
• 3 using the 5 quart sauce pot, melt butter over medium heat.
• 4 add mushrooms and garlic to melted butter and saute for 5 - 6 minutes.
• 5 remove sauce pot from heat and stir in cream, milk, tomato sauce, salt and pepper. return to heat and cook for 5 - 6 minutes or until sauce starts to thicken.
• 6 reduce heat to low-medium.
• 7 stir in pasta shells.
• 8 gently stir in broccoli, parmesan cheese and chicken.
• 9 heat on low-medium heat for 4 - 5 minutes or until heated through.
• 10 serve at once.