Chicken & Asparagus Pasta with Lemon Pesto Cream Sauce
- Pasta
- Meat
- Italian
- Contains Dairy
- Chicken
A light but super-tasty pasta dish, with fresh asparagus cooked in broth with sauteed garlic and seasoned chicken.
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Nutrition Per Serving
- Calories 882
- Carbs 76.3g
- Fat 42.7g
- Fibre 4.2g
- Protein 47.4g
- Sugar 6g
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0.0 min
Bring a saucepan of salted water to the boil.
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0.5 min
Finely chop the garlic and basil.
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2.0 min
Shave the parmesan, using a peeler.
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3.0 min
Zest and juice the lemon around 1/2 lemon per person.
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4.0 min
Chop the chicken into strips.
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6.0 min
Add the pasta and cook until al dente (8-9 mins).
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6.5 min
Add the olive oil in a frying pan and heat over medium heat.
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7.5 min
Add the chicken and cook through.
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10.0 min
Add the garlic, asparagus and butter and cook until tender.
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13.0 min
Drain the pasta.
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13.5 min
Add the pasta to the chicken and asparagus.
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14.0 min
Add the cream, lemon juice, lemon zest and pesto; stir until well combined.
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16.0 min
Season with salt and pepper.
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17.0 min
Stir in the basil.
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17.5 min
Distribute among serving plates.
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19.0 min
Garnish with parmesan.
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Reviews
Sana Khan
Mairi Isla MacDonald Verified
Less lemon needed.
Sunny Khehra Verified
Marcelle Parker Verified
Very delicious and super easy to make.
Charlotte Tinsley Verified
I really really like this recipe, very easy and very tasty but I think the lemon is a bit overpowering and will add less next time. I also adapted the recipe by adding green beans because I felt like there wasn’t enough asparagus and I chopped the asparagus in to one inch pieces.
Anne McGarva Verified
One of my favorite dishes from Livefreshr, quick, easy to follow instructions and very tasty