Chicken Breast with Asparagus And Whole Wheat Linguine

Here's a tasty (and healthy) recipe for chicken breast with Asparagus and pasta sure to impress your friends, family, a date!

You will need(all measurements are approximate):

Chicken
1 oven-safe skillet, or baking dish
1 Chicken Breast
1 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp garlic powder

Asparagus
~1/4 lb fresh Asparagus
1 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
2 tbsp olive oil or butter/margarine

Pasta
Linguine, Whole Wheat (or white, but whole wheat is healthier)
2-3 tbsp butter (or olive oil, if you prefer)
1 tbsp chopped basil
1 tbsp chopped oregano
salt, if desired (really only needed if unsalted butter is used)
grated parmesan cheese, to taste

Procedure:

Chicken

• Place dry skillet on medium-high burner.
• Preheat oven to 350
• Season Chicken Breast with Sea Salt, Black Pepper, and Garlic Powder
• Add approx. 2 tbsp to skillet per chicken breast (alternately, drizzle each breast with olive oil before seasoning, and do not add oil to pan)
• Brown chicken on both sides
• Remove entire skillet to oven (or transfer to baking dish), cook for approx. 30 minutes. Note, cooking time will depend on thickness of each breast.
• Test doneness by making a small cut in the thickest part of the breast with a very sharp knife. The flesh should be white all the way through.

Asparagus
(in a second skillet, or cooked immediately after chicken is removed from oven)

• Remove root end of asparagus stalk, discard
• Cut into bite-sized pieces, approx. 1" (2.5cm) in length
• Heat approx. 2tbsp of olive oil or butter in skillet, over high heat
• Add asparagus once pan is hot, stir to coat
• Season with sea salt, black pepper to taste
• Stirring often, cook until bright green in color, and fork tender (can be easily skewered with a fork, but not soft and spongy)
• Serve.
  

Pasta

• Boil approx 1 qt water, with 1tsp sea salt
• Boil until tender
• Drain, return to pan along with 2-3tbsp butter (margarine or olive oil, if you prefer), Chopped Basil and Oregano (fresh is preferred), and salt, to taste
• Remove from heat
• Sprinkle with Parmesan and serve immediately

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