Chicken and Asparagus Pasta

Made this pasta dish for dinner and it was so good!

Chicken and Asparagus Pasta

Ingredients
1 12 oz box Bow Tie pasta
2 cups chicken, cubed
1 bunch asparagus ends trimmed and cut into 4
½ cup chicken broth
½ cup reserved pasta water
1 TB olive oil
2 heaping TB minced garlic
¼ tsp. onion powder
¼ tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. dried basil
1 tsp. dried oregano
red pepper flakes pinch of
4 oz cream cheese
⅓ cup half n half
½ cup shredded parmesan cheese
salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat and saute your chicken for approximately 15 minutes.
Cook pasta according to directions on the package. In the last 5 minutes of cooking, add the asparagus to the water. Drain and set aside while reserving a cup of the pasta water.
Once chicken is cooked add minced garlic, onion powder, garlic powder, basil, oregano and red pepper flakes to the skillet. Saute for 5 minutes.
To your skillet combine the broth, half & half, cream cheese and half of your parmesan.
Add pasta and asparagus to your skillet and stir until well combined. If pasta seems too dry, add reserved cooking water a little bit at a time. Stir over med heat until desired consistency. Add salt, pepper and extra Parmesan to taste