Sliced chicken and soft broccoli in a cheesy mushroom sauce make up this delectably creamy chicken, broccoli, and stuffing casserole. To add a crunchy, delicious topping, use your preferred stuffing mix. To cut down on preparation time even further, use leftover chicken or turkey.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 20 mins |
| Total Time: | 30 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
Ingredients
- ¾ cup bow tie (farfalle) pasta
- 1 medium eggplant, peeled and cubed
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 3 cups fresh spinach, chopped
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- salt and pepper
- ¾ cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided
- cracked black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain. Keep warm.
- Meanwhile, heat olive oil and butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add garlic; cook and stir until softened. Mix in eggplant. Let eggplant cook for 5 minutes without stirring. Then stir and cook until tender, about 5 more minutes.
- Mix in spinach and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 3 minutes. Stir in drained pasta and lemon juice along with 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese. Transfer to a serving dish and top with remaining cheese and cracked black pepper.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 297 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 17 g |
| Cholesterol | 24 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 6 g |
| Protein | 11 g |
| Saturated Fat | 7 g |
| Sodium | 329 mg |
| Sugars | 4 g |
| Fat | 22 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
it was easy and fast to make with great results-we all liked it! I added some hot pork sausage which I fried with the garlic and oil in the first step along with half an onion. My pasta choice was a package of ricotta and spinach ravioli. Super recipe and I will make this again! Great new way to use eggplant. Yum
LOVED this! Took reviewer advice to sweat the eggplant and upped the garlic, spinach, lemon juice and pasta to taste and to serve more. I also added the garlic after the first 5 mins of cooking the eggplant to preserve its flavor.
I added red pepper flakes, would like to try cheddar shaved, or feta next time.
This was good. I followed the advice of other reviewers and let the eggplant sweat for 1 hour prior to cooking it. The eggplant was not bitter at all. I added about 3 1/2 cups of spinach–I probably would add more next time. The dish has a great lemon flavor–the flavors come together nicely!
Very good! I added onion and shredded chicken and it was amazing. Boyfriend couldn’t stop commenting about how good it was. I will be making this again and again.
Quite yummy. Eggplant (after being salted/rinsed) takes on the citrus flavor of the sauce, and seems to be hidden in plain sight. Can easily add chopped up zucchini, next I’m going to try adding chopped mushrooms too.
This was tasty. After reading the other reviews, I also added an onion and sweated the eggplant before cooking it. Due to cholesterol issues, I used benecol instead of butter and served the Parmesan on the side.
I agree that you def need more spinach than the recipe called for. I also did about 5c. It’s surprisingly flavorful for a recipe does not call for any other seasoning than the salt and pepper. Healthy and definitely a repeat. I did not add the butter and did not miss it.
This was so unbelievable!…I prepared the Eggplant the way other people suggested (peeled, sliced, salted both sides and let set on paper towel for 2hrs)….I added mushrooms and more garlic. I also halved the Parm. cheese w/ Romano cheese and added some grated parm. cheese to it at the end…I will def. make again…This is a Keeper in my book 🙂
My husband is lactose intolerant so I omitted the butter and Parmesan cheese and added some mushrooms in with the eggplant. I also added extra spinach because it cooks down so much! This turned out to be a nice, light, fresh-tasting pasta, perfect for summer.
Super good, fast, easy and cheap to make. Hallelujah!
Kind of bland without basil, oregano and other spices… but the eggplant was fine even without peeling it, I guess it just depends whether you like the taste with or without the peel!
Super yummy! I added mushrooms, and some thyme to everything else just because I love mushrooms! It was wonderful. Will definitely make again when I have eggplant lying around
Delicious. I didn’t peel the eggplant and next time may add mushrooms…really good dish!
We loved it. I did make same changes. i added auted mushrooms and 1/2 lb. shrimp. I took othere viewer changes too, I “sweated”the eggplant, used 3/4 lb pasta, added alot more spinach and reduced lemon juice to 2 tbsp though I’ll do 3 next time. and used 3/4 cup parm in dish then sprinkled a little more on each plate as I served it. very good!
I have never made eggplant before. I used some basil linguine I got from my mom when she visited Italy and it added another layer. Wonderful… usually make recipe as stated, but didn’t have any other pasta on hand. Otherwise made as written and it was wonderful. Would agree to add more spinach next time. Excellent.
I have never made eggplant before. I used some basil linguine I got from my mom when she visited Italy and it added another layer. Wonderful… usually make recipe as stated, but didn’t have any other pasta on hand. Otherwise made as written and it was wonderful. Would agree to add more spinach next time. Excellent.
This wasn’t bad. I think I’d add a bit more lemon next time. Pretty quick for something different.
My family loved this dish! I used lots of spinach as suggested and sweat the egg plant. The only thing I added was some sauteed shrimp! AND its SO EASY! We will make this lots…Thanks for sharing
Washing and cutting the spinach is the hardest part of this recipe. Really, really easy. I added more butter and olive oil to the eggplant while it was cooking, but that’s because I was paranoid it was going to burn. and I LOVED how the color of the spinach seemed to really pop when I added it to the pan. My fiance even told me to move this to the “keep folder”, which is quite the compliment. And the best part? start to finish ion about half an hour.
Love, love, LOVE