Tahini chicken and broccoli rotini pasta Stir in pasta, broccoli and chicken. Gently toss to combine; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Serve immediately, garnished with parsley, if desired.

Ingredients of Tahini chicken and broccoli rotini pasta

  1. You need 4 oz of chicken breast cooked.
  2. Prepare 12 oz of rotini pasta.
  3. You need 1 lb of broccoli.
  4. You need 2 cloves of garlic.
  5. You need 2 tbsp of olive oil.
  6. Prepare 1/3 cup of tahini sauce.
  7. Prepare 2 tbsp of lemon juice.
  8. It's 1 tsp of cumin.
  9. Prepare of salt.
  10. Prepare of black pepper.
  11. You need 3 1/3 cup of water, divided.
  12. You need 1 tsp of red pepper flakes (optional).

Tahini chicken and broccoli rotini pasta instructions

  1. Heat a large skillet and add olive oil..
  2. Saute broccoli until a deeper green. Remove from pan.
  3. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Add chicken and cook until golden brown. Remove from pan and let cool, then dice..
  4. Add uncooked pasta to the skillet, add 3 cups of water and bring to a boil on high heat. Remove pasta once the pasta is cooked..
  5. While pasta is cooking, combine tahini sauce, lemon juice, garlic and cumin in a blender, slowly adding 1/3 cup water until a creamy consistency is achieved. Add pinches of salt to taste..
  6. Add pasta, chicken and broccoli to skillet drizzling sauce over the contents while it cooks. You can add the ingredients in batches if you skillet is small..
  7. Stir in red pepper flakes while sauce reduces. Serve warm..

When water boils, add pasta and broccoli at the same time and cook according to pasta instructions for I usually make it with whole wheat pasta and add chucks of sauteed chicken breast to boost the protein. Heat large covered saucepot of salted water to boiling on high. This tahini pasta is extra creamy and extra flavorful. Together the tahini and peanut butter make a very rich Tahini pasta sauce. This sauce is rich, creamy and has what some may consider to be strong flavors.

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