Chicken-Asparagus Pasta

Chicken-Asparagus Pasta
Chicken-Asparagus Pasta might be a good recipe to expand your main course repertoire. This recipe covers 29% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 2. One portion of this dish contains about 37g of protein, 13g of fat, and a total of 459 calories. If you have olive oil, pepper, chicken breast halves, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. 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 around 45 minutes.

Instructions

1
Bring water to a boil; add pasta, and cook 6 minutes.
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2
Snap off tough ends of asparagus.
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Add asparagus to pasta and water; cook 2 minutes.
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4
Drain, reserving 1/4 cup cooking liquid.
5
Cook chicken in a grill pan coated with cooking spray 6 to 7 minutes on each side or until done. Cool chicken slightly.
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6
Cut chicken into strips.
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7
Combine 1 tablespoon olive oil and next 4 ingredients in a small bowl.
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8
Combine pasta mixture and olive oil mixture.
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9
Add sliced chicken, cheese, and reserved liquid; toss well.
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DifficultyMedium
Ready In45 m.
Servings2
Health Score35
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