This recipe uses chicken and chicken stock, but you could easily use vegetable stock and make it without meat. Orecchiette is the traditional pasta shape used with this broccoli sauce, but shells ...
Once the pasta is cooked and strained, add the contents of the saucepan to the chicken and broccoli sauce. Stir well to combine the garlicky cheesy sauce with the pasta and broccoli florets.
Marinate the chicken strips in the fridge for at least 10 minutes and up to 24 hours. For the stir-fry, cook the broccoli in 500ml/18fl oz boiling water until just tender (about 5 minutes).