Creamy black pepper chicken with asparagus - Serving Dumplings

Ingredients

• 2 chicken fillets
• 7 ounces white asparagus
• 1 package (150 g/5.5 oz) black peppercorn cream cheese (I used Boursin)
• 2 garlic cloves (minced)
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 cup chicken broth
• ¼ cup whole milk
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp chopped sage leaves (optional)
• ½ tsp smoked paprika
• ½ tsp salt
• freshly ground ground black pepper (more for serving)
• chopped chives (for serving)
• 9 ounces short cut pasta or bread (for serving)