Gorgonzola Chicken Penne

Sautéed chicken, pasta and broccoli tossed with sauce prepared from onion, all-purpose flour, chicken broth, white wine, and crumbled gorgonzola cheese.

Ingredients -
2 cups Uncooked Penne Pasta
2 cups Fresh Broccoli Florets
1 tablespoon Water
1 pound Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts, cubed
9 tablespoons Butter, divided
1 Large Onion, chopped
6 tablespoons All-Purpose Flour
2 cups Chicken Broth
3/4 cup White Wine
1-1/2 cups Crumbled Gorgonzola Cheese (about 6 ounces)
Fresh Ground Black Pepper, to taste
 
Preparation:

1. Cook pasta according to package directions.

2. Place broccoli and water in a small microwave-safe bowl.

3. Cover and microwave on high for 2 to 2-1/2 minutes or until crisp-tender. Set aside.

4. In a large skillet, sauté chicken in 3 tablespoons butter until middle is no longer pink. Remove and keep on low.

5. In the same skillet, sauté onion in remaining butter until opaque. Stir in flour until blended.

6. Gradually add broth and wine. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.

7. Reduce heat to low.

8. Stir in cheese until blended.

9. Drain the pasta and broccoli.

10. Add to the onion mixture.

11. Add the cooked chicken.

12. Heat through.

13. Season with pepper.

 



Cooking Tip
Gorgonzola

Gorgonzola cheese is considered one of the top blue cheeses in the world. The hard cheese has greenish blue veins of mold that run throughout the cheese.


Cooking Tip
Butter

Butter is a spread that is created by churning milk creak until it reaches a semisolid state. Most butter sold in the Unites States is produced from cow’s milk. The U.S. Department of Agriculture divides butter into three quality grades: AA, A, and B.



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