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Broccoli Alfredo Chickpea Skillet
Canned chickpeas and frozen broccoli keep this one-skillet dinner fast and thrifty, while cream cheese delivers on the creamy Alfredo front.
👥 4 Servings👤 Shilpa Uskokovic📖 bonappetit
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pan
- ●skillet
- ●whisk
- ●spatula
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Heat 3 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil in large skillet, preferably cast iron, over medium. Cook 1 medium onion, cut into ¼" pieces, 6 garlic cloves, thinly sliced, and 1 tsp. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened and translucent, 6–⏱️ 8 minutes. Add 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour and 2 tsp. freshly ground pepper and cook, stirring often, until flour is lightly toasted (it will start to stick to bottom of pan), about ⏱️ 2 minutes.
. extra-virgin olive oil3 Tbspmedium onion, cut into ¼" pieces1. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt, plus more1 tsp. all-purpose flour2 Tbsp. freshly ground pepper2 tsp
2
Pour 1½ cups water into skillet, then add 4 oz. cream cheese, cut into 1" pieces, 2 Tbsp. white or yellow miso, and 1 Tbsp. chicken or vegetable bouillon paste. Cook, stirring often with a whisk or heatproof rubber spatula, until cream cheese is melted and miso and bouillon paste are dissolved, about ⏱️ 3 minutes. Continue cooking sauce, stirring
. cream cheese, cut into 1" pieces4 oz. white or yellow miso2 Tbsp. chicken or vegetable bouillon paste (such as Better Than Bouillon)1 Tbsp
3
Add two 15.5-oz. cans chickpeas, rinsed, and two 10-oz. packages frozen broccoli florets or cuts, coarsely chopped if large; cook, stirring occasionally, until broccoli is thawed and sauce is clinging to chickpeas, 6–⏱️ 10 minutes. Add 2 oz. Parmesan, finely grated, and stir until melted and incorporated. Taste chickpea mixture and season with more salt if needed.
15.5-oz. cans chickpeas, rinsed210-oz. packages frozen broccoli florets or cuts, coarsely chopped if large (no need to thaw)2. Parmesan, finely grated, plus more for serving2 oz
4
Heat broiler. Generously top chickpea mixture with more Parmesan and broil until cheese is melted and golden in spots, 6–⏱️ 10 minutes.
5
Serve chickpeas and broccoli with country-style bread for swiping through sauce if desired.
Country-style bread (for serving; optional)
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