Chicken & Ziti w/Asparagus and Cream Sauce (Recipe from Chef Primo)

Ingredients:
· 1 lb. asparagus cut into 2” strips
· 2 tbsp. olive oil
· 2 boneless, skinless chicken breast cut into strips
· 1 red pepper cut into strips
· ½ cup of dry white wine
· 1 cup chicken broth
· 2 tbsp. low fat sour cream
· 12 oz. ziti
· 2 tbsp. fresh chopped parsley
· ½ tsp. garlic powder

Preparation:
· Put asparagus into a colander. In a pot, put salt in water and bring to a boil. Blanch asparagus for 2 minutes and then immediately put colander in ice water. Drain.
· Top off water in your pot and bring to boil.
· In a skillet, heat oil and sauté chicken for about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
· Add red pepper and cook for another 2 minutes.
· Remove chicken and peppers from skillet and set aside.
· Deglaze your skillet with wine and reduce liquid by ½.
· Add chicken broth, sour cream, peppers and asparagus. Add garlic powder, salt and pepper to taste.
· Add pasta to boiling water and cook until al dente. Drain
· Toss with chicken mixture and serve.