Creamy chicken and asparagus pasta

Name: Creamy chicken and asparagus pasta
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 pack (500 gr) pasta of your choice; 2 chicken thigh fillets; to taste salt and pepper; 2 tbsp butter; 1 finely chopped onion; 1 bunch (500 gr) asparagus stalks trimmed and cut into 2 cm pieces; 2 cloves garlic finely shopped; 200 ml heavy cream; 4 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice; 2 tsp freshly chopped dill

Mikela Loisou @cook_23334335

Creamy chicken and asparagus pasta

Mikela Loisou @cook_23334335

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Ingredients

4 servings

1 pack (500 gr)pasta of your choice
2chicken thigh fillets
to tastesalt and pepper
2 tbspbutter
1finely chopped onion
1 bunch (500 gr)asparagus stalks trimmed and cut into 2 cm pieces
2 clovesgarlic finely shopped
200 mlheavy cream
4 tbspfreshly squeezed lemon juice
2 tspfreshly chopped dill

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Steps

1

Fill a small pot with water, add salt and bring to boil.
Chop the chicken fillets in bite-sized pieces and add to the boiling water.
Cook for about 20 minutes, or until chicken is done.
2

When the fillets are cooked, drain and using two forks, shred the chicken well. Set aside.
3

In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook pasta according to package directions until al dente. Drain and return to pot.
4

In a small pot of salted boiling water, cook the asparagus for about 10 minutes. Drain and set aside.
5

In a large skilled over medium-high heat heat the butter. When melted, add the onion and the cooked asparagus and saute for about 4 minutes or until fragnant.
6

Add the garlic gloves and saute for about 2 minutes more.
7

Add the heavy cream and the chicken and the lemon juice.
Season with salt and pepper and bring to a simmer.
Cook for about 5 minutes or until thickened.
8

Remove from heat, stir in the dill and serve on top of the pasta.
Enjoy!