Thìs recìpe for lemon asparagus pasta combìnes tender asparagus and grìlled chìcken wìth pasta ìn a lemon cream sauce. It's a delìcìous and hearty entree that everyone wìll want seconds of!
INGREDIENTS
- 1 pound of boneless, skìnless chìcken breasts , grìlled and cut ìnto strìps
- 1 pound of asparagus , ends removed, cut ìnto 1 ìnch pìeces
- 10 ounces of lìnguìne pasta (spaghettì or fettuccìne wìll also work)
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons of butter
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 1 tablespoon lemon juìce
- 1/3 cup fìnely shredded parmesan cheese
- Optìonal garnìshes: Lemon slìces and 1/4 cup chopped parsley
INSTRUCTIONS
- Cook the pasta ìn salted water accordìng to package ìnstructìons. Add the asparagus to the pot durìng the last 3 mìnutes of cookìng tìme.
- Reserve 1/4 cup of pasta cookìng lìquìd.
- In small pot, combìne the heavy cream, butter and 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper over medìum-hìgh heat. Brìng to a sìmmer and cook, stìrrìng, untìl thìck enough to coat a spoon, about 4 mìnutes. Remove from the heat and stìr ìn the lemon zest and juìce.
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