Could any dish be more simple, yet, so deliciously tasty and easy to make!
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. It’s ready in under 20 minutes. And, it’s so, so good!
Just sauté some chunks of chicken breast with a little seasoning. Add prepared basil pesto and cooked pasta. And, that’s it. You’re done!
Pesto is full of flavour. Prepared pesto mainly consists of basil, olive oil, pine nuts, and parmesan cheese. Which means, pesto is pretty high in good fat. This recipe will feed about 4 people with each serving containg about 560 calories
To lighten up this dish, cut back on the pesto and add some of the starchy pasta cooking water.
What You Need:
- 500g penne pasta
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- boneless skinless chicken breasts sliced
- 1 tsp. Italian seasoning
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup basil pesto
Lets Get Cooking:
- Cook the pasta according to it’s package directions.
- Before draining the pasta, reserve 1/4 cup of the starchy cooking liquid.
- As the pasta cooks, heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat for 2 minutes.
- Add the chicken, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Stir well to coat the chicken.
- Cook for 6-8 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through, stirring occasionally.
- Remove the skillet from the heat.
- Add the cooked and drained pasta and the pesto to the skillet with the chicken. Stir well.
- To loosen up the sauce, add some of the reserved starchy cooking liquid, if needed.
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