Chicken Broccoli Cannellonii Or Ravioli Recipes

CHICKEN & BROCCOLI CANNELLONI

Steps:

• Melt butter in med saucepan.
• Whisk in flour.
• Cook 2 or 3 minutes, stirring but not browning.
• Whisk in milk.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat.
• Simmer gently 5 minutes.
• Whisk in pureed tomatoes, salt& pepper.
• Cook 5 minutes.
• Melt butter in a skillet.
• Cook onions until tender.
• Add mushrooms.
• Cook until any moisture evaporates.
• Add chicken and broccoli.
• Add half the cheese, salt& pepper.
• Stir in 1 cup tomato cream sauce from step 1.
• Fill cooked cannelloni with chicken mixture.
• Arrange in bottom of a buttered 9x13 baking dish.
• Pour sauce over top.
• Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• Bake, uncovered, in a preheated 350 oven for 30-40 minutes until bubbling.

BAKED RAVIOLI WITH CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Heat olive oil in large skillet over medium high heat. Add diced chicken and cook until slightly browned (about 5-6 minutes). Add in the broccoli florets, garlic, and salt. Cook until broccoli has softened slightly, about 2-3 minutes. Remove chicken and broccoli from skillet and set aside.
• In the same skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Whisk the flour into the butter and cook until the mixture is golden, about 2-3 minutes. Gradually whisk in the milk and bring the mixture to a simmer then stir in 1 cup of mozzarella and all of the parmesan. Let simmer until the cheese has melted and sauce has thickened. Add in the chicken and broccoli mixture. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Spread a thin layer of sauce onto the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch baking pan coated with cooking spray. Lay half of the ravioli in a single layer (overlapping slightly if necessary) on the bottom of the baking dish, then top with half of the remaining sauce. Repeat with remaining ravioli and remaining sauce. Top with remaining 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese and bake 25-30 minutes until sauce is bubbly and ravioli are tender.
• If you want a golden top to your dish, broil for 2-3 minutes on high. Let dish sit for 5 minutes before serving. Garnish with basil leaves, optional.

CHICKEN & BROCCOLI CANNELLONII OR RAVIOLI

Steps:

• Sauce:.
• Melt butter and whisk in flour, add milk, bring to boil, reduce to simmer and cook 5 minutes. Add tomatoes. and simmer.
• Filling:.
• In skillet with butter, cook onions till translucent.
• Add chicken and broccoli , mushrooms and ½ of the cheese plus one cup of tomato mixture.
• Fill cannelloni with mixture and put in baking dish (you may need two) Pour remainder of sauce over the cannelloni and top with remaining parmesan cheese.
• Bake uncovered for 30 - 40 minutes.