Creamy Pesto Pasta With Chicken, Asparagus & Brocolli Quick and Easy Asparagus Chicken Pasta and Noodles. Creamy Chicken and Asparagus Pasta with penne, sautéed strips of chicken breast, broth, cream, goat cheese, parmesan, lemon, and asparagus! My family loves easy pasta dish made with penne noodles, chicken and asparagus tossed in a creamy parmesan sauce.

Ingredients of Creamy Pesto Pasta With Chicken, Asparagus & Brocolli

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

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