One-Pan Creamy Lemon Pasta with Chicken and Asparagus

A bright and flavorful, creamy one pan pasta dish. Includes hearty chicken and fresh asparagus for a dinner in one!

👥 5 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 40 min⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 25 min👤 Jaclyn📖 cookingclassy

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🥘 Ingredients

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🍳 Cookware

pan
skillet

📝 Preparation Steps

Heat olive oil in a 12-inch saute pan over medium-high heat. .

Add chicken, season with salt and pepper to taste and cook until golden brown on bottom, about ⏱️ 4 minutes then rotate and cook until cooked through, about ⏱️ 4 minutes longer. Transfer to a sheet of foil and wrap to keep warm, set aside

Melt butter in now empty skillet, add garlic and saute ⏱️ 20 seconds then and broth and water, while stirring to loosen any browned bites from bottom of pan.

minced garlic1 Tbsp

Season with salt and pepper to taste and bring to a boil, then add pasta. Cover and allow to boil until fairly tender, stirring occasionally, about ⏱️ 8 - 9 minutes.

Sprinkle asparagus over top (don't stir), cover and allow to boil ⏱️ 4 - 5 minutes longer until asparagus and pasta are tender (note that there should be some broth/water left even once it's finished cooking, this will be part of the sauce. If needed you can add more broth).

Add in Neufchatel cheese, parmesan cheese, lemon juice and lemon zest and stir until melted. Stir in chicken.

Neufchatel cheese ((1/3 less fat cream cheese), diced into eight pieces)4 ozfresh lemon juice2 Tbsplemon zest2 tsp

Remove from heat, cover and let rest a few minutes if desired to allow sauce to thicken slightly and soak into pasta. Sprinkle with parsley if desired, serve warm.

Nutrition Facts

calories

510 kcal

fat Content

19 g

serving Size

1 serving

fiber Content

3 g

sugar Content

4 g

sodium Content

406 mg

protein Content

30 g

cholesterol Content

90 mg

carbohydrate Content

49 g

saturated Fat Content

8 g

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