Wednesday, April 06, 2011

april 4, 2011 - grilled chicken and pasta with asparagus


i wanted to use up some more of the asparagus i got in my bountiful basket, so i found this recipe: pasta with asparagus.  i also grilled some chicken breasts to go with it.

a few notes about how mine differed from the original recipe.  i used 2 cans of mushrooms since i didn't have any fresh ones on hand.  next time i will use only 1 can and put in more asparagus. 

pasta with asparagus recipe
ingredients:
1 1/2 pounds fresh asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1 inch pieces
1/4 cup chicken broth
1/2 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced
8 ounces angel hair pasta
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese

directions:
cook pasta according to package instructions.  heat the olive oil in a nonstick skillet. saute asparagus in the pan over medium heat for about 3 minutes. add chicken broth and mushroom slices; cook 3 minutes more. drain pasta, and transfer to a serving dish. gently toss pasta with asparagus mixture; sprinkle with parmesan and crushed red pepper.

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