Chicken Pasta Primavera - Flower Patch Farmgirl Style

• 12 ounces cavatappi pasta
• 2 green onions
• 4 teaspoons olive oil
• 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into bite-sized pieces
• salt
• pepper
• 1 lemon
• 2 lemon juice squeezes of fresh squeezed
• 1 clove garlic chopped
• 1 pound asparagus trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 yellow pepper medium, thinly sliced
• 1 pint grape tomatoes halved
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese freshly grated
• 1 cup fresh basil chopped

1. Boil pasta as directed.
2. Drain pasta, reserving 1/2 cup pasta cooking water.
3. Return pasta and reserved cooking water to pot.
4. Slice green onions.
5. Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a skillet on medium-high until hot. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
6. Add chicken to skillet and cook 7 minutes or until chicken is cooked through, stirring occasionally. Transfer chicken to medium bowl; set aside.
7. To same skillet, add remaining 2 teaspoons oil; reduce heat to medium.
8. Add green onions and garlic and cook 1 minute, stirring.
9. Add asparagus and red pepper; cook 6 to 7 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender, stirring frequently.
10. Stir in cream, crushed red pepper, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Heat mixture to boiling on medium high.
11. Add halved tomatoes, lemon zest and lemon juice.
12. Cook 1-2 minutes on medium heat, until tomatoes just start to break down.
13. Stir in reserved chicken pieces and remove skillet from heat.
14. Add Parmesan, chicken mixture, and basil to pot with pasta and reserved cooking water.

cavatappi pasta, green onions, olive oil, chicken breasts, salt, pepper, lemon, lemon juice, garlic, yellow pepper, tomatoes, heavy cream, red pepper, parmesan cheese, fresh basil

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Chicken-Pasta-Primavera---Flower-Patch-Farmgirl-Style-1651407 (may not work)