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Chicken broccoli pasta in a cream sauce delivers everything comfort food promises: soft, twisty fusilli that traps sauce, juicy pieces of chicken for protein and sweetness, and bright green broccoli for bite and balance. The dish feels Italian-American in spirit — familiar, creamy, weeknight fast — yet still has enough freshness and structure that it never feels heavy when seasoned correctly. The key to balance is cooking the chicken until lightly golden, par-cooking the broccoli so it stays green, and building a cream sauce that is seasoned, salted and thinned with pasta water so it coats rather than clags.

Fusilli is the ideal shape here. Its helical grooves behave as sauce-holders, meaning every forkful delivers chicken, broccoli and cream in the same bite. Cook the pasta in well-salted boiling water. Two minutes before the fusilli is done, drop in the broccoli florets to blanch in the same pot — this saves time and leaves the vegetable with a bright snap. Meanwhile, cook diced chicken in olive oil or butter until lightly golden; add garlic if you like it fragrant. Deglaze with a splash of white wine or stock if available, then pour in cream and simmer gently until it thickens and glosses.

The magic moment is the marriage: drained fusilli and broccoli go straight into the cream-chicken pan along with a ladle of starchy pasta water and a small shower of Parmesan. Toss over low heat until the sauce emulsifies and clings. Taste for salt — cream needs more seasoning than you think — and finish with black pepper and, optionally, a grating of nutmeg or lemon zest for lift. Serve immediately while the sauce is fluid and glossy; cream sauces tighten as they cool.

This pasta works as a one-pan dinner, but also plates nicely for guests with just a green salad and a cold glass of white wine. Leftovers loosen quickly with a splash of water or milk over gentle heat. What makes this a repeat dish is predictability: it is forgiving, fast, and genuinely satisfying without extravagant ingredients — a bowl you can cook on instinct once you’ve done it twice.


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