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Creamy Lemon Grilled Chicken, Asparagus and Artichoke Pasta

[heart_this] · Jun 8, 2016 · 19 Comments

Creamy Lemon Grilled Chicken, Asparagus and Artichoke Pasta

A bright and fresh grilled chicken and asparagus pasta in a creamy lemon and artichoke sauce!

Today I have a fresh and summery Creamy Lemon Grilled Chicken, Asparagus and Artichoke Pasta! The idea for this pasta came from the flavours of my favourite snack, spinach and artichoke dip, and I was thinking that it would be nice to take a summery twist where the spinach was replaced with asparagus. Things kind of flowed from there, I wanted to use the flavours in a dinner so I went with a pasta and since it’s summer I decided to grill the asparagus, because out door cooking is always fun, and since I had the grill on anyways why not grill up some chicken? The dip flavours come from using cream cheese to make the sauce along with plenty of parmesan! To brighten things up I add lemon and parsley making this one really summery dish! This creamy lemon grilled chicken, asparagus and artichoke pasta is just packed with the flavours of spinach and artichoke dip and the summery twist with the asparagus and lemon is simply amazing!

Creamy Lemon Grilled Chicken, Asparagus and Artichoke Pasta
Creamy Lemon Grilled Chicken, Asparagus and Artichoke Pasta
Creamy Lemon Grilled Chicken, Asparagus and Artichoke Pasta
Creamy Lemon Grilled Chicken, Asparagus and Artichoke Pasta
Creamy Lemon Grilled Chicken, Asparagus and Artichoke Pasta

Creamy Lemon Grilled Chicken, Asparagus and Artichoke Pasta
Creamy Lemon Grilled Chicken, Asparagus and Artichoke Pasta

Creamy Lemon Grilled Chicken, Asparagus and Artichoke Pasta

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 30 minutes Servings: 4

A bright and fresh grilled chicken and asparagus pasta in a creamy lemon and artichoke sauce!

ingredients
  • 1/2 pound boneless and skinless chicken breast
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 pound asparagus, washed and trimmed
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 8 ounce fettuccine (gluten-free for gluten-free)
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 4 ounces cream cheese (reduced fat), room temperature, cubed
  • 1/2 cup parmigiano reggiano (parmesan), grated
  • 1 cup milk (or broth or pasta water)
  • 1 (14 ounce) can artichoke hearts, coarsely chopped
  • 1 lemon, juice and zest
  • 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
  • salt and pepper to taste
directions
  1. Season the chicken with salt and pepper and grill over medium-high heat until cooked, about 3-5 minutes per side before setting aside.
  2. Toss the asparagus spears in the oil, salt and pepper and grill over medium-high heat until crisp-tender and slightly charred before setting aside to cool and slicing into bite sized pieces.
  3. Meanwhile, cook the pasta as directed on the package.
  4. Meanwhile melt the butter in a pan over medium heat, add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about a minute.
  5. Add the cream cheese and let it melt before mixing in the parmesan, milk and artichokes and cooking until all of the cheese has melted.
  6. Mix in the pasta, lemon juice and zest, parsley, season with salt and pepper to taste and enjoy!
Option: For One-Pan: Make this a one-pan meal by pan searing the chicken and asparagus and adding 1 1/4 cups water or chicken broth or milk with 8 ounces of pasta or 1 cup rice along with the other ingredients in step 5, covering and simmering until the pasta or rice is cooked, about 12 minutes for pasta or 20 minutes for the rice.
Option: Add red pepper flakes to taste with the garlic for some heat!
Nutrition Facts: Calories 462, Fat 14.9g (Saturated 7.2g, Trans 0), Cholesterol 105mg, Sodium 373mg, Carbs 55.4g (Fiber 11.3g, Sugars 7.3g), Protein 33.2g

Nutrition by: Nutritional facts powered by Edamam
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Comments

  1. Maria says

    June 8, 2016 at 1:33 pm

    My boys would love this for a weeknight meal!

    Reply
  2. Jenny says

    June 8, 2016 at 2:11 pm

    What a great chicken recipe!!

    Reply
  3. Anonymous says

    June 8, 2016 at 9:26 pm

    Looks like another winner!

    Reply
  4. Julie Wampler says

    June 9, 2016 at 11:24 am

    Do you deliver? This looks amazing, Kevin!

    Reply
  5. Heather Christo says

    June 9, 2016 at 2:35 pm

    this looks so incredibly delicious- perfect dinner!

    Reply
  6. Natasha @ Salt and Lavender says

    June 9, 2016 at 5:11 pm

    Yum! I'm big on simple pasta dishes and this fits the bill. So good.

    Reply
  7. robyn says

    June 11, 2016 at 1:57 pm

    Made this last night for company. It was delicious. The lemony flavourful came out wonderful. Had all the ingredients prepped ahead of time. Cooked the asparagus and chicken early and then cooked the spaghetti and made up the sauce after our friends came. With in 10 minutes we were sitting down to eat. Everybody loved it.

    Reply
  8. Itsmeee Vanilla says

    June 21, 2016 at 2:12 pm

    This is soo yummy!

    Reply
  9. patti says

    April 23, 2017 at 11:25 pm

    Looks great! I'm assuming that the pasta gets mixed with the sauce in step 5, and the chicken and the asparagus is put on top before the salt and pepper in step 6.

    Reply
  10. Dagma says

    March 1, 2018 at 10:47 pm

    I am always looking for something different to do with chicken and this recipe looked very interesting. I cut the chicken into bite size pieces and added it along with the asparagus and mixed it in. It was very good, but I think next time I will use less lemon. Thanks for the recipe.

    Reply
  11. nonna23 says

    May 20, 2018 at 11:03 pm

    Always love your recipes and pictures. Thanks for wanting to do this blog. I make one similar to this, but use mascarpone instead of cream cheese. Mascarpone has a few more calories, but makes it taste really decadent.

    Reply
  12. kevin says

    May 21, 2018 at 4:38 pm

    nonna23: Mascarpone would be so good!

    Reply
  13. Dani says

    May 5, 2019 at 7:10 pm

    Made it for dinner tonight and it was DELICIOUS!! Thanks for the great recipe!

    Reply
  14. Malorie says

    June 3, 2019 at 8:33 pm

    This was so good!

    Reply
  15. Marlyn says

    June 20, 2019 at 5:47 pm

    This is a great recipe! Easy to make and good to eat! Can’t beat that!

    Reply
  16. Sara says

    April 30, 2020 at 5:48 pm

    Made this tonight and it was delicious. I only used half a lemon as the sauce tasted good at that point.

    Reply
  17. Jill says

    October 7, 2020 at 7:47 pm

    Just made the one pot option tonight with long grain rice (simmered 40 min) in my Dutch oven and substituted roasted green beans. This was an amazing dish, full of flavor, easy to make and minimal mess to clean up after. Even my 12 year old liked it. Going in my list of favorite meals!

    Reply
  18. Angela says

    April 24, 2022 at 10:58 pm

    This looks so tasty! Spring is here, can’t wait to get the grill out.

    Reply
  19. Edna says

    May 25, 2022 at 9:27 pm

    1/2 lb of chicken breast does not seam enough to feed 4 people???

    I would use 1/2 lb per person.

    I have copied the recipe and would love to try it without the pasta and creme cheese but over quinoa or brown rice. for a healthier choice. It looks delicious!

    Reply

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