Chicken And Penne Parmesan

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
• 3 -4 boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces
• 1 3/4 cups chicken broth
• 2 2/3 cups penne rigate, uncooked
• 1 bunch fresh asparagus
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can cream of chicken soup
• 3/4 cup milk
• 3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese, divided

Recipe

• 1 in 5 quart saucepan over medium heat, melt butter; add chicken.
• 2 cook until no longer pink.
• 3 add broth; heat to boiling.
• 4 add uncooked pasta and pepper, stirring to coat pasta with liquid.
• 5 heat to boiling; reduce heat.
• 6 cover; simmer 7 minutes, stirring every 2 minutes.
• 7 add asparagus, continue to cook another 7 minutes or until pasta is tender and most liquid is absorbed.
• 8 meanwhile, in medium bowl, stir together soup, milk and 1/2 cup parmesan cheese until smooth; stir into chicken mixture.
• 9 heat until mixture just comes to a boil; sprinkle with remaining cheese.