Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, creamy pesto pasta with chicken, asparagus & brocolli. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Creamy Pesto Pasta With Chicken, Asparagus & Brocolli is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Creamy Pesto Pasta With Chicken, Asparagus & Brocolli is something which I have loved my whole life.
This Chicken Asparagus Pesto Pasta was shared by one of our readers, Katie N., and it was love at first bite - an instant hit! My family loves easy pasta dish made with penne noodles, chicken and asparagus tossed in a creamy parmesan sauce. Cook and stir until everything is melted and combined, and the chicken is cooked through.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have creamy pesto pasta with chicken, asparagus & brocolli using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Creamy Pesto Pasta With Chicken, Asparagus & Brocolli:
- Make ready 150 g pasta (dried weight),
- Prepare 2 chicken thighs, skins & bones removed, fat trimmed,
- Prepare Around 8 spears of asparagus, ends trimmed off, chopped,
- Make ready Some florets of brocolli, around 150g worth,
- Get 4 tbsp reduced fat pesto,
- Prepare 3 tbsp fat free quark or Greek yogurt,
- Make ready 1/2 reduced salt chicken stock cube, in 250ml boiled water,
- Prepare 1/2 tsp dried thyme,
- Prepare Salt and pepper to season
- Make ready Spray cooking oil
- Prepare To serve:
- Get Grated Parmigianino Reggiano cheese (optional)
While your pasta is boiling, cut your chicken into bite sized pieces and season with the salt, pepper But it would go great with capers, artichoke hearts and asparagus. 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.
Steps 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! :)
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