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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! The addition of fresh asparagus–which is cooked in the same pot as the pasta–brightens up the look and the flavors of this family-friendly and easy one-pot dinner.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have creamy pesto pasta with chicken, asparagus & brocolli using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Creamy Pesto Pasta With Chicken, Asparagus & Brocolli:
- Get 150 g pasta (dried weight),
- Get 2 chicken thighs, skins & bones removed, fat trimmed,
- Prepare Around 8 spears of asparagus, ends trimmed off, chopped,
- Take Some florets of brocolli, around 150g worth,
- Prepare 4 tbsp reduced fat pesto,
- Take 3 tbsp fat free quark or Greek yogurt,
- Take 1/2 reduced salt chicken stock cube, in 250ml boiled water,
- Get 1/2 tsp dried thyme,
- Make ready Salt and pepper to season
- Prepare Spray cooking oil
- Make ready To serve:
- Prepare Grated Parmigianino Reggiano cheese (optional)
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. Add in the pesto, lemon juice and shredded romano or parmesan. Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat.
Instructions to make Creamy Pesto Pasta With Chicken, Asparagus & Brocolli:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Season with a little more salt and pepper to taste, serve up and grate over some cheese. Enjoy! :)
Add in the pesto, lemon juice and shredded romano or parmesan. Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Stir in chicken; season with chicken seasoning, salt and pepper. Add cream, cooked pasta and asparagus; stir until asparagus has warmed through. In a large skillet, saute chicken in oil until no longer pink.
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