Recipe for Ninja Cooking System

pjlaycock · ‎03-23-2015

Bob and David did a presentation with the Ninja Cooking System that involved uncooked fetttuccine, alfredo sauce, frozen chicken, and frozen broccoli. I have looked everywhere for the recipe David mentioned it was in the book or on QVC online but I cannot find it! It looked amazing! Can anyone help?

Thank You

MKR14 · ‎03-09-2010

Cavatelli Chicken Broccoli Alfredo (Ninja Cookbook Recipe)

Ingredients:

1 tbsp canola or olive oil

1 package (about 14 oz) frozen cavatelli

4 cups of broccoli florets

1 jar (15 ozs) Alfredo sauce

2 cups water

¼ cup shredded Parmesan cheese

Garlic salt & pepper (season to taste)

Directions:

If using Ninja 4-in-1 6 qt. Nonstick Cooking System with Cookbook and Accessories

Pour oil in pot
Set to Stovetop high and heat oil
Cut chicken into 1-2” cubes
Place chicken in pot
Season with garlic salt and pepper
Cook uncovered 5 mins turning chicken to brown on all sides
Stir in 2 cups of hot water, cavatelli, broccoli florets, sauce (I used spaghetti)
Set Stovetop to Medium
Cover and cook 20 minutes until cavatelli and broccoli are tender
Stir in cheese just before serving

Prep time is about 5 mins, cook time is about 25 mins… servings: 4

I used 3 cups of water and watched it so if I needed more water I could add some.

BMPerry · ‎03-27-2014

I dont like to put uncooked pasta in any recipe, to me it tastes starchy ...

Elizabeth_T · ‎04-25-2016

This was the first recipe I tried when I got my new Ninja Cooking System. I took a chance and actually doubled it. It was delicious.

aubnwa01 · ‎03-09-2010

@MKR14 wrote:
Cavatelli Chicken Broccoli Alfredo (Ninja Cookbook Recipe)
Ingredients:
1 tbsp canola or olive oil
1 package (about 14 oz) frozen cavatelli
4 cups of broccoli florets
1 jar (15 ozs) Alfredo sauce
2 cups water
¼ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
Garlic salt & pepper (season to taste)
Directions:
If using Ninja 4-in-1 6 qt. Nonstick Cooking System with Cookbook and Accessories
Pour oil in pot
Set to Stovetop high and heat oil
Cut chicken into 1-2” cubes
Place chicken in pot
Season with garlic salt and pepper
Cook uncovered 5 mins turning chicken to brown on all sides
Stir in 2 cups of hot water, cavatelli, broccoli florets, sauce (I used spaghetti)
Set Stovetop to Medium
Cover and cook 20 minutes until cavatelli and broccoli are tender
Stir in cheese just before serving
Prep time is about 5 mins, cook time is about 25 mins… servings: 4
I used 3 cups of water and watched it so if I needed more water I could add some.

I've never hearrd of Cavatelli, is the chicken in it? The recipe says to cook the chicken, but there's no amount & I don't see it anywhere in the ingredient list. What am I missing here?

luvdoodles · ‎06-19-2010

Cavatelli is a pasta. I use it often when making pasta salad. I have never seem it frozen though. I am going to try this recipe but boil the pasta and toss it in the end.

Elizabeth_T · ‎04-25-2016

You can find frozen cavatelli near or next to the frozen bags of ravioli in your local supermarket. The chicken is not in the cavatelli. I believe it was mistakenly left off of the ingredient list when the recipe was copied. When I made this, I picked up one of those ready to eat rotisserie chickens from the market and cubed the meat to include in the recipe. You could easily cube and cook boneless, skinless chicken breast that you have cut into bite sized pieces. If you don't feel like cooking the chicken, yet another option would be to grab a couple packages of those Perdue Shortcuts that are also already prepared and cut those up.