February 05, 2014

Creamy Pesto Chicken and Asparagus

This is one of my families favorite go to quick meal. It takes me about 20 minutes to cook, depending on how many kids I have under toe.
It's such a tasty recipe, the sauce is AMAZING, and if you don't have crusty bread to mop up the left over sauce, you'll look crazy licking your plate!
Also I always feel that I need to mention when my kids really like what I made. And they did...really really like it. So much so that next time I'll have to make extras. 


2-3 chicken breasts halved
Salt and pepper
2 tabl butter
1 lb asparagus trimmed of ends (2") and cut into 2" pieces
1 1/2 c heavy cream
2-3 tabl store bought basil pesto (my fav is the Classico brand-yum!)

Melt butter in a large skillet over med heat. Cook both sides of your chicken, (seasoning with salt and pepper) 4-5 min until done, remove to a cutting board and slice into 1" cubes.
Place the asparagus in the pan, and sautée 4-5 min. Pour heavy cream over the top, and stir in the pesto. Allow to summer 3-5 min until it's thickened slightly, place chicken back in the pan and stir around to coat the chicken. And your done! I usually serve mine with Texas toast, great for moping up the extra sauce! 

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