Chicken and Asparagus with Penne Pasta

Name: Chicken and Asparagus with Penne Pasta
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 454 grams fresh asparagus, trimmed and cut crosswise into thirds; 2 Tbsps butter; 454 grams chicken breast tenderloins; 1 pinch garlic salt, or to taste; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 59 milliliters grated Parmesan cheese; 454 grams uncooked penne pasta; 1 pinch seasoned salt, or to taste

Chicken and Asparagus with Penne Pasta might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe covers 23% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 473 calories, 29g of protein, and 13g of fat. This recipe serves 6. A mixture of penne pasta, butter, olive oil, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 50 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

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Oven

Cover a baking sheet with aluminum foil.

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Aluminum Foil

Baking Sheet

Spread the chicken breast tenderloins on the baking sheet and sprinkle with garlic salt and seasoned salt.

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Chicken Tenderloins

Garlic Salt

Spread

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Baking Sheet

Bake chicken in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 15 minutes. Set aside; when cool enough to handle, cut tenderloins into bite-size pieces.

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Whole Chicken

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Oven

Fill a large pot with lightly salted water, bring to a boil, and stir in penne. Cook pasta at a boil, stirring occasionally, until penne are cooked through but still slightly firm, about 11 minutes; drain.

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Pasta

Penne

Water

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Pot

Transfer penne back to cooking pot and stir in butter and Parmesan cheese until pasta is coated.

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Parmesan

Butter

Pasta

Penne

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Pot

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; place asparagus into the hot oil and sprinkle with garlic salt. Cook and stir until asparagus are tender, about 7 minutes.

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Garlic Salt

Asparagus

Olive Oil

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Transfer penne pasta into a large serving bowl and top with asparagus and chicken tenderloin pieces. Lightly mix asparagus and chicken into the pasta to serve.

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Chicken Tenderloins

Penne

Asparagus

Whole Chicken

Pasta

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Bowl