A delicious Chicken and Broccoli Pasta dish made with grilled chicken, broccoli, and linguine pasta, coated in a creamy sauce of heavy cream, lemon zest, lemon juice, and finished with parmesan cheese.
1: Cook the pasta in salted water according to package instructions.
2: Add the broccoli to the pot during the last 4 minutes of cooking time.
3: Reserve 1/4 cup of pasta cooking liquid.
4: Melt butter or olive oil in a pan over medium-high heat until browned.
5: Add the heavy cream, salt, and pepper.
6: Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring, until thick enough to coat a spoon, about 4 minutes.
7: Remove from heat and stir in lemon zest and juice.
8: Place pasta and broccoli back into the pot.
9: Pour cream sauce over pasta mixture and toss to coat evenly, adding reserved pasta water if needed.
10: Stir in parmesan cheese.
11: Arrange chicken on top of pasta.
12: Adjust salt and pepper to taste, garnish with parsley and lemon slices if desired.
13: Serve immediately.
