Easiest Way to Make Yummy One-Pot Healthy Creamy Spinach Asparagus Pasta

One-Pot Healthy Creamy Spinach Asparagus Pasta. Once pasta is al dente, add in spinach, salt, pepper, seasoning, and cheese, and mix until spinach is wilted and everything is coated in the sauce. Add the shrimp back in and give it a stir until fully incorporated. Serve with some extra parmesan cheese, if desired.

Am I right, or am I. Asparagus is one of my favorite Spring vegetables, and it pairs really well with the subtle lemon flavor in this One Pot Creamy Asparagus Chicken Pasta. If asparagus is not your thing, broccoli, broccolini, zucchini, or even bell peppers would be great substitutes. You can have One-Pot Healthy Creamy Spinach Asparagus Pasta using 12 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of One-Pot Healthy Creamy Spinach Asparagus Pasta

1. Prepare 1/2 of large onion, chopped.
2. You need 8 of asparagus leaves, chopped.
3. You need of garlic salt.
4. It's 1 tsp of olive oil.
5. Prepare of ~ 1 1/2 cup organic chicken stock.
6. It's 1 1/2 cup of reduced 1% milk.
7. You need 1 handful of spinach leaves.
8. Prepare of ~2 cups Italian dry garofalo pasta (or any other variety).
9. Prepare 1-2 tsp of cornstarch (depending how thick you want your sauce to be).
10. You need of optional: sprinkle of parmesan cheese.
11. It's of optional: some cubed smoked ham or cooked sausage chunks.
12. It's of optional: some diced bell pepper for more sweet tanginess to cut the richness, add in with the onions.

We loved this pasta skillet with the chicken. Let me introduce the easiest dinner there ever was: Creamy Spinach Pasta made in ONE POT! Technically, I used a pan, not a pot…but that's not as catchy. My family loves easy pasta dish made with penne noodles, chicken and asparagus tossed in a creamy parmesan sauce.

One-Pot Healthy Creamy Spinach Asparagus Pasta step by step

1. Heat up the oil in a small heavy-bottomed saucepan with the diced onions and asparagus.
2. Toss in some garlic salt and sautee for around 3-5 minutes..
3. Then add in the chicken stock and milk, it should be around 1.5 inches from the rim (so that it doesn't boil over)..
4. Add in the dry pasta.
5. Continue to cook on medium heat until the mixtures starts to boil..
6. Then, boil the mixture for around 10 minutes stirring every once in a while with a rubber spatula until the pasta is soft and al dente. (If you want to add ham or cooked meatballs or sausages, now is the time to do it).
7. Add in the spinach and stir.
8. Dissolve corn starch in around 1 tablespoon of water and add to the sauce/pasta..
9. Stir until the sauce thickens a little (sauce will continue to thicken as it cools!) and remove from heat..
10. Serve plain or sprinkle with some parmesan cheese (optional).
11. If not salty enough, sprinkle some more garlic salt until desired taste..
12. Enjoy!.

You could also substitute regular milk for a healthier substitute, but the sauce wont be quite as creamy. Add the cooked pasta and asparagus to the pan and toss to coat in the sauce. As easy to make as it is delicious, this seemingly indulgent but surprisingly healthy one-pot creamy chicken pasta will no doubt become a family favorite! But I had carrots and asparagus. This one-pot pasta dinner is simple, fresh, and healthy—what's not to love?