This super simple one pot chicken and asparagus pasta is and easy and nutritious meal. It’s light and creamy, but doesn’t use any cream, and perfect to add some extra veggies to your meal. Everything is cooked right in one pot for simple clean up and dinner done in under 30 minutes.
Do you love lemon chicken? Try this lemon chicken orzo or Greek lemon chicken soup next.
Easy, healthy and delicious are the three things I look for in every dinner recipe. This chicken asparagus pasta checks all the boxes. It’s even gluten free with a dairy free option.
The Al Fresco chicken sausage is fully cooked so all you have to do is crisp the outsides and cooks the pasta and asparagus! It’s what we use in this creamy creamy chicken sausage pasta.
Speaking of asparagus pasta, you’ve got to try this Spicy Chicken Chipotle Pasta next. It’s a Cheesecake Factory copycat with three types of veggies.
Ingredients You Need
- Ghee or butter
- Garlic
- Chicken sausage
- Chicken broth
- Penne pasta (I use a gluten free chickpea pasta)
- Asparagus
- Lemon
- Parmesan cheese or nutritional yeast
Notice that there is no cream in this pasta dish! It’s light and creamy on it’s own thanks to the one pot method and bit of cheese.
How to make Lemon Chicken Asparagus Pasta
1️⃣ Start by crisping the fully cooked chicken sausage in a deep saute pan over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook for a few minutes.
2️⃣ Add the broth then the penne then cover and turn the heat up to high. Bring to a boil then reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 6-7 minutes. Open the lid to stir a few times so the bottom doesn’t burn.
3️⃣ Add the asparagus and cook for another 3-4 minutes then add the nutritional yeast (or parmesan cheese), lemon juice, lemon zest and stir well.
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One Pot Lemon Chicken Asparagus Pasta
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Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons ghee, coconut oil or olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 (12 ounce) package chicken sausage sliced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 3 1/2 cups low sodium chicken or bone broth
- 10 ounces gluten free penne
- 1 lb asparagus tough ends trimmed and cut into 1-2 inch strips
- 1/4 cup Nutritional yeast or parmesan cheese
- Juice from 1 lemon
- Zest from 1 lemon
- Fresh parsley for topping
Instructions
- Heat ghee in a deep saute pan over medium heat. Once hot, add the fully cooked Al Fresco Roasted Garlic Chicken Sausage and salt and pepper and stir occasionally, getting it crispy on both sides. Next add the garlic and saute for 1-2 minutes until fragrant and golden brown.
- Add the broth and stir well to get any bits off the bottom of the pan then add the penne pasta. Cover and turn the heat up to high and bring to a boil then reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 6-7 minutes. Open the lid and stir occasionally to avoid the bottom of the pan burning.
- Once the pasta is done, open the lid, stir the pasta then add the asparagus without stirring and place the lid back on. Simmer for another 3-4 minutes until the asparagus and pasta are tender.
- Remove the lid and add the nutritional yeast (or parmesan cheese), lemon juice, lemon zest and stir well. Remove from the heat and sprinkle with chopped parsley.
Nutrition
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Quick, easy, and the whole family loved it! (Including our 1 and 2 year old who devoured it and continued picking out more lemon pasta for snacking!)
Thanks Tracy!
Made this for dinner this week – soo good! My husband loved it so much too, and requested it again!
Delish! And super easy and quick! Great flavors, can taste each ingredient and they blend perfectly!
Do you have a creamy option for this recipe?
This looks amazing. I’m all prepped to cook this tomorrow but will be substituting the pasta for Shirataki noodles and possibly omitting the broth. Thank you!
You’re welcome!!!
Made this with gf Ancient Harvest rotini and giant eagle brand Italian chicken sausage and it was AMAZING! Super easy and delicious, so much that I’m making it two weeks in a row!
Thanks, Laura!! So glad you liked it!
I made this tonight and it was so good! I love how you can make it all in one pot too. I had to let the asparagus cook for an extra 4 min, but everything else worked perfect!
Loved this dish! So easy and yummy 😛 Will definitely be making this again. Thank you for creating tasty PCOS friendly dishes.
You’re so welcome! Thanks for taking the time to share and my recipes:)
I just made this dish as part of my meal prep rotation this week. My goodness! I can’t stop “taste testing” as I pack my meals ? My grocery store did not have fully cooked chicken sausage so I did cook a few links prior to following the rest of the instructions. Also, I was only able to get a hold of Apple Gouda Chicken Sausage and I was a little scared that the flavors would clash but I am so impressed. Thank you for the recipe!
You’re welcome, Ana! Thanks for taking the time to share!