Pasta and broccoli with Birds Eye cheese sauce
This frozen dish comes together in the time it takes to boil water. Add a protein and green to round out the plate, or turn it into a baked gratin with breadcrumbs and an egg to bind it all.
About 260 calories a serving, 28 g protein, 5 g carbohydrate, 14 g fat. From USDA figures for 100% of the ingredients; amounts are the recipe's.
To buy
- 8 ounces boneless chicken breast or thighs
- 1 lemon
From your shelf
- 1 box Birds Eye pasta and broccoli with yellow cheese sauce
Staples
- to taste salt
- to taste pepper
- 1 tablespoon oil
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cut 8 ounces chicken into bite-sized pieces, season with salt and pepper, and cook in the hot pan until it reaches 165°F [74°C] and is no longer pink inside, about 8 minutes, stirring now and then.
- Meanwhile, bring a pot of salted water to a boil and cook the frozen pasta and broccoli according to the package directions until tender.
- Drain the pasta and broccoli and add it to the skillet with the chicken, then toss everything together over the heat for 1 minute to combine.
- Divide between two bowls and finish each with a squeeze of lemon juice, salt, and pepper to taste.
Note Swap the chicken for shrimp or a can of white beans. Leftovers keep refrigerated for three days and reheat gently on the stovetop with a splash of water. Serve with a side salad or roasted root vegetables.
On the label
ENRICHED MACARONI PRODUCT (WATER, SEMOLINA WHEAT, WHEAT GLUTEN, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), BROCCOLI, SAUCE (WATER, PARMESAN CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), NONFAT MILK, BUTTER CONCENTRATE [BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), FLAVOR], MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, GARLIC, SEASONING (MALTODEXTRIN, WHEY, SALT, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, DRIED ONIONS, YEAST EXTRACT, DRIED RED PEPPERS, NATURAL FLAVORS, SOYBEAN OIL, GARLIC POWDER, SPICES, DRIED PARSLEY, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, TURMERIC POWDER, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, SAFFLOWER OIL, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM CASEINATE, CHICKEN FAT, GUM ACACIA, SUGAR, DRIED CHICKEN BROTH, SUNFLOWER OIL, ROSEMARY), ONION POWDER, XANTHAN GUM, ANNATTO EXTRACT (COLOR), SPICES).
Birds Eye, frozen dinners & entrees, serving 213 g, package 10 oz/283 g. Ingredients as printed on the label.
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Cooks as cheese, broccoli, pasta. Half of it left? Use up the cheese.