Chicken Asparagus Pasta Recipe
This cheesy Chicken Asparagus Pasta is one the whole family will love. It's flavorful and filled with everyone's favorite ingredients!!
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 16 oz. box Bowtie Pasta
- 2 cups chicken cubed
- 1 bunch asparagus trimmed and cut into 4
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1/2 cup reserved pasta water
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp minced garlic
- 1/4 tsp onion powder
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp dried basil
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- pinch of red pepper flakes
- 4 oz cream cheese
- 1/3 cup Half and Half
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese shredded
- garlic salt and pepper to taste to taste
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat and saute your chicken for approximately 15 minutes.
- Cook pasta according to directions on the package. In the last 5 minutes of cooking, add the asparagus to the water. Drain and set aside while reserving a cup of the pasta water.
- Once chicken is cooked add minced garlic, onion powder, garlic powder, basil, oregano and red pepper flakes to the skillet. Saute for 5 minutes.
- To your skillet combine the broth, half & half, cream cheese and half of your parmesan.
- Add pasta and asparagus to your skillet and stir until well combined. If pasta seems too dry, add reserved cooking water a little bit at a time. Stir over med heat until desired consistency. Add salt, pepper and extra Parmesan to taste
Nutrition
Serving: 4g | Calories: 236kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 47mg | Sodium: 411mg | Potassium: 357mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1407IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 243mg | Iron: 3mg