{"id":1132,"date":"2009-07-01T21:55:13","date_gmt":"2009-07-02T03:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/?p=1132"},"modified":"2009-07-24T18:14:22","modified_gmt":"2009-07-25T00:14:22","slug":"asparagus-and-chicken-pasta-with-goat-cheese-and-lemon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/2009\/07\/01\/asparagus-and-chicken-pasta-with-goat-cheese-and-lemon\/","title":{"rendered":"Asparagus and Chicken Pasta with Goat Cheese and Lemon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I saw this <a href=\"http:\/\/smittenkitchen.com\/2009\/05\/asparagus-goat-cheese-and-lemon-pasta\/#more-3038\" target=\"_blank\">recipe on Smitten Kitchen<\/a> the day she posted it, and I immediately printed it. \u00a0Since then it has been sitting in my cookbook holder&#8230;teasing me with its inevitable deliciousness; making me wonder and dream about how all those yummy ingredients would someday combine in my kitchen to create a clean and delightful pasta dish perfect for summer. \u00a0I finally got around to trying it last night. \u00a0It was tangy, light and wonderful. \u00a0&#8220;Light&#8221; is not a word often used to describe pasta dishes, but this was not too heavy on the sauce and the flavors are mild and refreshing. \u00a0It is also very good at room temperature or just slightly warm.<\/p>\n<p>I added some shredded chicken to this pasta, so I should have increased the sauce a bit. \u00a0Also, be careful with the lemon juice. \u00a0Add just a bit at a time and taste it to make sure it isn&#8217;t too overpowering. \u00a0It is a must that you use the creamy style goat cheese and fresh tarragon. \u00a0Fresh herbs always make a dish better.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1134\" title=\"cheese\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/cheese.jpg?resize=400%2C486\" alt=\"cheese\" width=\"400\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/cheese.jpg?w=400 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/cheese.jpg?resize=246%2C300 246w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1133\" title=\"pasta\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/pasta.jpg?resize=400%2C414\" alt=\"pasta\" width=\"400\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/pasta.jpg?w=400 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/pasta.jpg?resize=289%2C300 289w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1135\" title=\"pasta2\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/pasta2.jpg?resize=400%2C426\" alt=\"pasta2\" width=\"400\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/pasta2.jpg?w=400 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/pasta2.jpg?resize=281%2C300 281w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Asparagus, Goat Cheese and Lemon Pasta<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><\/strong>From Smitten Kitchen<br \/>\nAdapted from\u00a0<a style=\"color: #656a7b; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bonappetit.com\/magazine\/2009\/06\/pasta_with_goat_cheese_lemon_and_asparagus\">Bon Appetit<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Serves 6<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 pound spiral-shaped pasta<\/li>\n<li>1 pound slender asparagus spears, trimmed, cut into 1- to 1 1\/2-inch pieces<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup olive oil<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon finely grated lemon peel<\/li>\n<li>2 teaspoons chopped fresh tarragon plus more for garnish<\/li>\n<li>1 5- to 5 1\/2-ounce log soft fresh goat cheese (the pre-crumbled stuff will not melt as well)<\/li>\n<li>1 to 1 1\/2 cups shredded chicken (I used a rotisserie chicken)<\/li>\n<li>Fresh lemon juice to taste (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cook your pasta in a large pot of well-salted water until it is almost tender, or about three minutes shy of what the package suggests. Add asparagus and cook until firm-tender, another two to three minutes. Drain both pasta and asparagus together, reserving one cup of pasta water.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, combine olive oil, lemon peel, tarragon and cheese in a large bowl, breaking up the goat cheese as you put it in. Add hot pasta and asparagus to bowl, along with a couple slashes of the pasta water and the shredded chicken. Toss until smoothly combined, adding more pasta water if needed. Season generously with salt and pepper, and lemon juice to taste.<\/p>\n<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0;float:none;height:70px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/2009\/07\/01\/asparagus-and-chicken-pasta-with-goat-cheese-and-lemon\/\" send=\"false\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"400\" show_faces=\"true\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I saw this recipe on Smitten Kitchen the day she posted it, and I immediately printed it. \u00a0Since then it has been sitting in my cookbook holder&#8230;teasing me with its inevitable deliciousness; making me wonder and dream about how all those yummy ingredients would someday combine in my kitchen to create a clean and delightful [&hellip;]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p51jE-ig","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1132"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1132"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1132\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1139,"href":"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1132\/revisions\/1139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1132"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1132"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}