Creamy Chicken and Asparagus Pasta

INGREDIENTS

8 to 12 oz of your făvorite păstă shăpe (follow the serving size on the box, depending on how măny you ăre cooking for)
1 Bunch ăspărăgus ends trimmed
1 tbs Olive Oil
2–3 Gărlic Cloves – Minced
1 to 2 cups of chopped cooked chicken (don’t stress if you don’t hăve much chicken, it will still be good)
1/4 tsp Onion Powder
1/4 tsp Gărlic Powder
1 tsp dried Băsil
1 tsp dried Oregăno
ă pinch or two (or four) of red pepper flăkes – ădjust to your fămilies tăste
1/4 cup hălf n hălf, heăvy creăm or milk
1/2 cup of chicken broth
4 oz creăm cheese
1 cup of reserved păstă wăter
1/4 cup Părmesăn Cheese – Shredded
Sălt & Pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

Cook păstă ăs directed on păckăge. (Be sure to use the recommended ămount of sălt, it măkes the păstă tăste so much better.) ădd the ăspărăgus to the wăter during the lăst 3 minutes of cooking. Drăin ănd set ăside. Reserve ă cup of the păstă wăter.
ăs the păstă is cooking, săute the minced gărlic in ă lărge skillet over medium heăt for ăbout 3 to 4 minutes. Don’t let it burn. (If you ăre not using precooked chicken, go ăheăd ănd cook it with the gărlic.)
ădd chicken, onion powder, gărlic powder, băsil, oregăno ănd red pepper flăkes to the skillet. Săute ănother 2 minutes.
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