Jerk Chicken Pasta - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    4 boneless chicken breasts
    1/2 cup butter
    4 -5 garlic cloves, crushed
    1 cup half-and-half
    1/2 cup chicken broth
    1 teaspoon cornstarch
    1 teaspoon herbs, of your choice, rosemary, marjoram, oregano
    1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
    1/2 stalk asparagus
    8 ounces sliced mushrooms, pieces and stems
    3 tablespoons parsley, crushed
    salt and pepper, to taste
    8 ounces angel hair pasta
Preparation
    Melt butter in skillet over medium/low heat and add garlic.
    When garlic becomes fragrant add cayenne pepper and chicken (already cut up into small strips/slices or whole), increase heat.
    Cook until chicken is cooked to preferred tenderness. Remove chicken from pan, leaving the butter/garlic/cayenne mix.
    In a separate deep pan, fill pan 1/4 full of water. Place a drainer on top of the pan, add asparagus (cut up into 1 inch pieces). Cover. Steam for 5-10 minutes.
    In a secparate deep pan, cook angel hair pasta according to the package directions. Set aside.
    In a cup stir together half-and-half, chicken broth, and corn starch. Pour into skillet chicken was cooked inches
    Bring to a boil, reduce heat, then simmer for 3 minutes, constantly stirring.
    Stir in the parsley, herbs, mushrooms, and asparagus for 3-5 minutes to heat through and allow flavors to blend.
    Add chicken to heat through.
    Add pasta and stir to heat through.
    Serve.

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