Farfalle with Chicken, Asparagus and Blue Cheese

Sackville's Note:

I saw this while searching for blue cheese recipes and thought it sounded too good to ignore.

• Total Time: 35 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1/2 lb farfalle pasta (bow-tie)
• 6 ounces cooked chicken breasts, sliced 1/4 inch (may be grilled, poached or broiled)
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1/3 cup onion, finely chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 lb fresh asparagus, trimmed,cut into 1-1/2 inch lengths
• 1/2 cup red bell pepper, diced
• 1/2 cup basil leaves, loosely packed,sliced thinly
• 4 ounces blue cheese, crumbled

Directions:

1. Cook pasta according to package directions, rinse, drain and set aside.
2. In medium nonstick skillet, heat olive oil; add onion and sauté until translucent.
3. Stir in garlic and cook 1 minute more; add asparagus, red bell pepper, and 1/2 cup water.
4. Cook uncovered until water evaporates and asparagus is tender, about 4-5 minutes.
5. Stir in basil, pasta, and sliced chicken; add salt and freshly ground pepper to taste.
6. Gently blend in blue cheese and serve immediately.

Reviews

[rpgaymer]

I loved this. The blue cheese melts perfectly into a nice flavorful cream sauce without the unneeded calories or fat of an alfredo sauce or whatnot. I ended up using broccoli instead of asparagus, and used rotini pasta instead of farfalle because the store didn't have any whole wheat bowtie pasta. Thanks for sharing!

[Gay Gilmore]

I increased the garlic as well, and had to go without the basil, but it really didn't suffer. I tossed in a little parsley for some freshness. It did take me a lot of stirring to get my blue cheese to melt because it was a harder variety. I should have paid more attention and chopped it up smaller. Really like the flavor of this, and very easy. Reheats well. Will make again.

[Larry in DC]

Delicious, but the blue cheese melted a little more than perfect.