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Creamy Pesto Pasta With Chicken, Asparagus & Brocolli

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Creamy Pesto Pasta With Chicken, Asparagus & Brocolli - Chicken Pesto Pasta is a quick, easy and creamy pasta loaded with juicy chicken and tender asparagus!. We love creamy Alfredo pastas like our Chicken Alfredo or Creamy Shrimp Pasta. Pesto pasta takes a cream sauce to the next level! In the same skillet, saute asparagus until crisp-tender. Stir in the cream, pesto and pepper until blended.

Creamy Pesto Pasta With Chicken, Asparagus & Brocolli

Creamy Chicken and Asparagus Pasta is a recipe everyone loves.

Creamy, flavorful and filled with hearty ingredients like chicken, pasta, cream, and asparagus!

You can have Creamy Pesto Pasta With Chicken, Asparagus & Brocolli using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients make Creamy Pesto Pasta With Chicken, Asparagus & Brocolli

  1. Prepare 150 g pasta (dried weight),.
  2. Prepare 2 chicken thighs, skins & bones removed, fat trimmed,.
  3. Prepare Around 8 spears of asparagus, ends trimmed off, chopped,.
  4. Prepare Some florets of brocolli, around 150g worth,.
  5. You need 4 tbsp reduced fat pesto,.
  6. It's 3 tbsp fat free quark or Greek yogurt,.
  7. Prepare 1/2 reduced salt chicken stock cube, in 250ml boiled water,.
  8. Prepare 1/2 tsp dried thyme,.
  9. You need Salt and pepper to season.
  10. You need Spray cooking oil.
  11. It's To serve:.
  12. You need Grated Parmigianino Reggiano cheese (optional).

Creamy Pesto Pasta With Chicken, Asparagus & Brocolli instructions

  1. Begin to cook the pasta according to packet instructions. Meanwhile heat a large high sided frying pan up over a medium heat. Add in some oil and once hot add in the chicken thigh, (cut it into small bite sized pieces). Brown off the chicken and season with pepper and add the dried thyme. Stir together. Add in the stock. Bring to a simmer..
  2. After simmering the chicken for around 3-4 minutes add in the chopped florets of brocolli and asparagus. Continue to simmer gently until the water begins to reduce down. Once the pasta is cooked drain it off and set aside..
  3. Once the water in the frying pan has reduced down by around 95%, (so there's not much left), add in the drained pasta and stir together gently. Remove from the heat..
  4. Add in the pesto and stir through. Then add in the quark/Greek yogurt and combine until a creamy green sauce is created that coats all the ingredients..
  5. Season with a little more salt and pepper to taste, serve up and grate over some cheese. Enjoy! :).

Creamy Pesto Pasta With Chicken, Asparagus & Brocolli - Add cream, cooked pasta and asparagus; stir until asparagus has warmed through. Cook pasta according to package directions, rinse and drain. Steam or microwave asparagus until tender crisp. Combine cooked pasta and asparagus in a large bowl. Stir in chicken, tomatoes, onion and olives. While the chicken cooks place the prepared asparagus onto the grill grates horizontally. Add the chopped chicken and asparagus to the bowl with the pasta. Thank you and good luck