No-Boil Broccoli Pasta Bake
This Broccoli Pasta Bake is only 7 ingredients and takes 15 minutes to prep. Dinner has never been easier than this baked pasta recipe, you don't even have to boil the noodles! The oven does all the cooking for you.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 453kcal
Ingredients
- 7.5 ounce package Philadelphia Whipped Chive or Garlic and Herb cream cheese
- 12 ounces pasta rotini, penne, cellentani, or fusilli
- 2 cups shredded medium or sharp cheddar cheese divided
- 2-3 cups chopped broccoli florets
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 cups chicken broth regular or low sodium
- 1-2 teaspoons seasoning salt or salt and black pepper, amount as desired
- ⅔ cup heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- In a 13x9-inch baking dish, place the whipped cream cheese in the center. Distribute the uncooked pasta, half of the shredded cheddar cheese, and chopped broccoli around the cream cheese.
- Sprinkle seasoning salt and drizzle olive oil evenly over the top of the pasta, cheddar cheese, and broccoli.
- Pour chicken stock over the mixture. Cover tightly with aluminum foil.
- Bake for 30 minutes. Carefully remove the foil and stir the ingredients together. Recover with foil. Return to the oven and bake another 30 minutes.
- Remove the foil and stir in the remaining shredded cheddar cheese and heavy cream until the cheese is melted and the sauce is creamy.
- Rest 5 minutes before serving.
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Notes
Storage:
Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to four days. Reheat in the microwave or on the stovetop until warmed through.
You can freeze this creamy broccoli pasta bake after is baked and cooled for up to 2 months. Thaw and rewarm in the oven. We don't recommend making this pasta bake ahead of time as it's important to layer in the ingredients right before cooking.
Expert Tips
- Layer the ingredients correctly. In order for the pasta to cook correctly and the sauce to be creamy, be sure to layer the ingredients in the casserole dish as instructed.
- Cover tightly with foil. This is the key secret step in this broccoli pasta bake. It's what cooks the pasta perfectly!
- Swap the chicken stock for vegetable stock. To make this recipe completely vegetarian, use vegetable stock.
- Add a protein. We love to use shredded rotisserie chicken or smoked sausage for ease!
Nutrition
Calories: 453kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 65mg | Sodium: 1051mg | Potassium: 307mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 863IU | Vitamin C: 20mg | Calcium: 277mg | Iron: 1mg
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