Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, pasta pesto chicken. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Pasta Pesto Chicken is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions daily. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Pasta Pesto Chicken is something that I have loved my whole life.
In a large bowl, combine pasta, chicken, sun-dried tomatoes and pesto. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute mushrooms and red pepper in oil until tender. If you have leftover chicken pesto pasta, it can be re-heated in the microwave.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook pasta pesto chicken using 7 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Pasta Pesto Chicken:
- Make ready Penne pasta
- Prepare Red onion
- Make ready Pesto
- Get Water
- Prepare garlic
- Take chicken breasts
- Take Salt and Pepper
Chicken Pesto Pasta is chicken and penne in a basil pesto sauce. This is one of those recipes that's great for a busy weeknight. You only need a handful of ingredients to make it. Just sauté some chunks of chicken breast with a little seasoning.
Instructions to make Pasta Pesto Chicken:
- In a large pot start boiling water for the pasta.
- While water is boiling, cut up chicken breasts into bite size pieces and season with salt and pepper. Cut up onion and garlic.
- In a small bowl add the pesto and add about 100-200ml of water and stir until combined and the mixture is watery.
- Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil into a frying pan. Add the onion and saute for 3 minutes. Add the chicken and garlic and stir for 5 minutes.
- Add pesto mixture and let the chicken marinate in it while the pasta cooked.
- When pasta is cooked, drain well and add to skillet with chicken and pesto. Stir well and serve.
I created it after eating a similar dish at a Santa Monica restaurant, and it's one of my favorites. Serve with additional grated Parmesan, if desired. As an option, it's delicious with creamy goat cheese stirred in at the end. They can be served cold, or reheated in the microwave. This recipe is absolutely perfect for meal prep.
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