Chicken and Noodle Broccoli Bake from Skinnytaste.com 6 Weight Watchers plus points

Chicken and Broccoli Noodle Casserole
Skinnytaste.com
Servings: 6 • Serving Size: 1/6th • Old Points: 5 pts • Points+: 6 pts
Calories: 252.4 • Fat: 5.4 g • Protein: 23.2 g • Carb: 30.1 g •

 Fiber: 4.4 g • Sugar: 2.6 g
Sodium: 256.3 mg (without salt) 


Ingredients:

• 6 oz Ronzoni Smart taste noodles (or no-yolk)
• 2 tsp oil
• 4 cloves garlic, sliced thin
• 12 oz fresh broccoli florets, chopped
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 medium shallot, minced
• 3 tbsp all purpose flour
• 1-3/4 cups fat free chicken broth
• 1 cup 1% milk
• 12 oz cooked shredded chicken breast
• 4 oz shredded reduced fat sharp cheddar (Sargento)
• cooking spray
• 3 tbsp shredded parmesan cheese
• 2 tbsp seasoned breadcrumbs (I used whole wheat)

Directions:

Cook noodles in salted water until al dente, or slightly

 undercooked by 2 minutes. Set aside.

Heat oil in a large skillet. Add garlic and cook on medium

 heat until golden, about 1 minute. Add the broccoli and a

 little salt, sauté and cover the broccoli for about 3 minutes

 on medium heat until the broccoli begins to soften. Set aside.

Preheat the oven to 375°. Lightly spray a 9 x 12 casserole

 dish with cooking spray.

In a large pot, heat butter over medium-low heat, when melted

 add the shallot and cook until soft, 2-3 minutes. Add the flour

 and a pinch of salt and stir well, cooking an additional 2-3 minutes

 on medium-low heat.

Slowly 

whisk

 in the chicken broth until well combined ove

r medium heat; whisk well for 30 seconds, then add the milk 

and bring to a boil.

 Simmer 

on medium heat, mixing occasionally

 until it thickens (about 6-7 minutes). 

Remove

 from heat and 

add

 reduced fat sharp cheddar and 1 tablespoon of the parmesan

 cheese; 

mix well

 until the cheese melts.

Add 

the shredded chicken, noodles and broccoli to the sauce 

and mix well until evenly coated.

Pour 

into a casserole dish and 

top

 with parmesan cheese 

and breadcrumbs. 

Spray

 a little more cooking spray on top 

and

bake

 for about 20 - 25 minutes. 

Place

 the casserole 

under the broiler a few minutes to get the crumbs crisp a

nd golden (careful not to burn).