Hello everybody, it’s me, Dave, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, quick pesto cream pasta. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
When you're short of time, this quick creamy pesto will come to the rescue. Absolutely delicious and full of flavour, and just takes minutes to prepare ! A family favourite, and this time I used wholewheat pasta, for that extra bite, texture and fibre benefits !
Quick Pesto Cream Pasta is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look fantastic. Quick Pesto Cream Pasta is something which I have loved my entire life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have quick pesto cream pasta using 5 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Quick Pesto Cream Pasta:
- Prepare Pasta of choice
- Take Heavy cream, Ok half-and-half or whole milk will work too
- Make ready Basil Pesto
- Take Parmasen cheese
- Make ready Oil (if making pasta ahead of time)
Chicken, shrimp or broccoli can easily be added to the this recipe by cooking them in the same pan in a bit of olive oil prior to cooking the pesto sauce. Quick and versatile, pesto can be used in a variety of recipes like my sausage & garlic pesto flatbread or mixed with cooked pasta, roasted vegetables, spread on sandwiches, artisan bread, and today's shrimp recipe. From-scratch pesto is much easier than you think and tastes worlds better than store-bought. Chicken: In this recipe, I use boneless and skinless chicken breast cut into bite sized pieces.
Instructions to make Quick Pesto Cream Pasta:
- Cook pasta according to directions on the box (be sure to salt the water) and drain… Now if you're going to eat when it's ready move on to step 2…. I make this on sports practice nights and I MAKE IT AHEAD of time like this: Cook and drain pasta, rinse pot under cold water, return pasta to pot and pour in a little oil just enough to coat and stir it or be lazy like me and put the lid on and shake it a couple times :) place the pot with the lid on in the fridge.
- Return drained pasta to pot, add cream and pesto to taste and heat over medium heat. If your using heavy cream take it easy with the heat, scorched cream is going to ruin your meal and your day as your kids start to yell, "Gross! What's that smelI?" And you have to sigh and explain it WAS dinner…. Sorry I'm back… Moving on…
- Uncermoniously dump prepared pasta into a bowl, or spoon it into a fancy serving dish, or eat it directly from the pot… I'm not judging you….
- Feel free to add chicken, sausage, steak, or veggies to make it a complete well balanced meal. I serve it with a simple salad and a smile at conquering dinner in less than 15 minutes :)
Chicken thighs can also be used. Pesto Sauce: On really busy days, when my time is limited, using store-bought pesto makes this dish even quicker and easier. Get a good quality pesto sauce. My favorite is Costco's Kirkland brand. Creamy Pesto Chicken Pasta- To make this into a pasta dish, just add al dente pasta to the pesto cream sauce and toss.
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