Recipe: Tasty 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.

This one-pot pasta dinner is simple, fresh, and healthy—what's not to love? Cooking the pasta right in the sauce saves time and. Change up the spinach for any vegetables you have on hand such as sliced zucchini and mushrooms, or add leftover diced cooked chicken thighs or cooked and crumbled. 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. You need 1/2 of large onion, chopped.
2. You need 8 of asparagus leaves, chopped.
3. It's of garlic salt.
4. Prepare 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. Prepare 1 handful of spinach leaves.
8. It's 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. Prepare of optional: sprinkle of parmesan cheese.
11. Prepare of optional: some cubed smoked ham or cooked sausage chunks.
12. Prepare of optional: some diced bell pepper for more sweet tanginess to cut the richness, add in with the onions.

A recipe for quick and easy creamy orzo pasta made with spinach and Parmesan cheese. It's a perfect vegetarian dinner or simple side side. Turn that orzo into a one-pot meal, where the liquid it's cooked in becomes a ridiculously creamy sauce before baby spinach and Parmesan are stirred in. 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.

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!.

If asparagus is not your thing, broccoli, broccolini, zucchini, or even bell peppers would be great substitutes. We loved this pasta skillet with the chicken. Chicken asparagus pasta in a creamy sauce and all cooked in one pan. It's so simple plus the clean up is a breeze. It's perfect for your busy schedule!