Broccoli Cheddar Pasta Bake

This has quickly become a favorite weekday dinner at my house. It is super easy to prep, cover, and toss it in the oven on a busy day. High in protein and so tasty!

Ingredients:

• 250 grams chickpea pasta (you can also swap this out for cooked rice!)

• 1 pound frozen broccoli (about 5 cups)

• 4 tablespoons cream cheese

• 1 1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese

• 1/4 cup nutritional yeast (optional but delicious and nutritious!)

• 2 teaspoons garlic salt

• 1 cup plain greek yogurt

• 1/2 teaspoon pepper

• 1/2 cup bread crumbs

• 1 pound shredded chicken breast (you can add as much or as little chicken as you'd like. I prefer to cook the chicken in an instapot for easy shredding)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 365 degrees.

2. Cook and shred chicken, set aside.

3. Steam broccoli until tender when pierced with a fork, set aside.

4. Boil pasta until fully cooked, set aside.

5. In a small saucepan, combine cream cheese, yogurt, nutritional yeast, garlic salt, and pepper.

6. Place over medium heat and stir until it begins to melt together.

7. Add 1 cup shredded cheese.

8. Continue stirring until the sauce comes to a smooth consistency.

9. In a large mixing bowl, combine pasta, chicken and broccoli.

10. Pour cheese sauce over top and gently fold to evenly coat the mixture.

11. Pour mixture into a 9x13 baking pan

12. Sprinkle bread crumbs (optional) and remaining 1/4 cup of cheese evenly over the top.

13. Bake until cheese is melted (and bread crumbs begin to brown) about 10-15 minutes.