Pasta Primavera with Ham

A hundred years ago, I made a recipe I found online that used farfalle, ham, asparagus, and chive & onion cream cheese. It was... blah. I mean, it wasn't bad, it just had no pizzazz. No excitement. Nothing special. I filed it away, intending to make it again someday with changes.

Fast forward something like eight years. The first asparagus of the season is in the store (not from here, but from this country). Ham slices, pasta, and cream cheese were all on sale. And somehow from the depths of my brain I dredged up the recipe. The trouble was, that was at least four computers ago and I have no earthly idea what it was or where I'd found it.

Chicken and Artichoke Hearts in Dijon Cream Sauce

Most of my best recipes are born because I'm standing in my kitchen trying to figure out what the heck to make the day before grocery day. Which is exactly what happened here. I had chicken breast in the freezer, a can of artichoke hearts on the shelf, and a box of whole wheat couscous in the cupboard. I also had part of a carton of heavy whipping cream.

I love that I can start with that and come up with a meal that not only tastes good but falls well within the dietary restrictions I am hobbled by!