Pesto Chicken Pasta With Asparagus

Total Time: 18 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 8 ounces uncooked farfalle pasta (bow tie)
• 2 cups fresh asparagus, cut-up
• 3 cups cooked chicken, cubed (12 ounces)
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1/3 cup red onion, chopped
• 1 (2 1/4 ounce) can sliced ripe olives, well drained
• 3/4 cup prepared pesto sauce
• 3 tablespoons romano cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta according to package directions, rinse and drain.
• 2 steam or microwave asparagus until tender crisp.
• 3 drain.
• 4 combine cooked pasta and asparagus in a large bowl.
• 5 stir in chicken, tomatoes, onion and olives.
• 6 gently toss with pesto sauce.
• 7 serve warm, garnished with cheese.
• 8 refrigerate leftovers.
• 9 they make a great lunch.