Pasta in Tomato Cream Sauce with Chicken and Asparagus

Name: Pasta in Tomato Cream Sauce with Chicken and Asparagus Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 tbsp EVOO; 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts cubed; 1 cup onion diced; 3 tsp (1 tbsp) garlic minced; 1 8oz can tomato sauce (very important: NOT tomato paste); 1 cup cream; 1 lb (1 box) spaghetti or other noodle of your choice; 1 bunch asparagus in 2 sections; 2 tbsp basil cut in chiffonade; salt and pepper to taste

Minutes to Prepare: 15
Minutes to Cook: 30

Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

2 tbsp EVOO2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cubed1 cup onion, diced3 tsp (1 tbsp) garlic, minced1 8oz can tomato sauce (very important: NOT tomato paste)1 cup cream1 lb (1 box) spaghetti, or other noodle of your choice1 bunch asparagus in 2" sections2 tbsp basil, cut in chiffonadesalt and pepper to taste

Directions

add 1 tbsp EVOO to non stick pan
brown chicken untill cooked through, set chicken aside

put pasta pot on high eat and bring to boil.

add additional 1tbsp EVOO to the pan used to cook chicken and saute onion for 8 minutes.
add garlic and saute for 1 min.
add tomato sauce and bring to simmer.

your water should be boiling now, so add pasta.

lower heat on the the pan and add cream. bring to simmer, add chicken back in and season with salt and pepper to taste.

during last two minutes of cooking pasta, add asparagus to pasta pot.

when done, drain, reserving 1 cup pasta water, and return to pot.
add sauce to pasta and asparagus, top with basil and mix.

Serving Size: makes 6 dinner portions or 8 side dish portions

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ACWITZEL.

Servings Per Recipe: 6

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