Noodles with Chicken

Ingredients

• 500 g Green Asparagus
• 300 g chicken breast fillet
• Salt
• Pepper (freshly ground)
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 untreated lemon (juice and zest)
• 120 ml chicken stock
• 350 g fusilli
• 2 sprigs thyme
• 50 g freshly grated Parmesan

Instructions

1. 1.

   Peel the lower third of the asparagus and cut the stalks into 3-4 cm pieces. Rinse the chicken, pat dry, and slice into strips. Season with salt and pepper and brown in a hot pan with 1 tbsp oil until golden. Remove from the pan and sauté the asparagus in the remaining oil. Deglaze with lemon juice and stock, add zest, cover and steam for 8-10 minutes until tender.

2. 2.

   Cook the fusilli in salted water to al dente.

3. 3.

   Add the chicken to the asparagus and let it simmer gently on low heat for a few minutes. Season with salt and pepper, then fold in the drained pasta with the thyme leaves.

4. 4.

   Plate on bowls and sprinkle with parmesan before serving.