Hey everyone, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, pesto pasta with grilled chicken and broccoli. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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Cut the fresh broccoli buds into small florets, leaving as short a stem as possible; set aside. Add the pasta noodles and cook according to the package directions or until al dente. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the noodles to a colander to drain and reserve the pasta cooking water in the pasta cooking pot.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook pesto pasta with grilled chicken and broccoli using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken and Broccoli:
- Take 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- Make ready 1/2 tsp salt
- Get 1/2 tsp pepper
- Get 16 oz farfalle (bowtie) pasta
- Take 1 cup basil pesto
- Make ready 1 cup cherry tomatoes halves
- Make ready 1/4 cup fresh basil chopped
- Make ready Parmesan cheese
- Get 1 cup steamed broccoli, chipped
While pasta cooks, heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Place the broccoli florets in a colander and drain the pasta over it. Place the pasta and broccoli back into the large pot. Add the chicken mixture, pesto and parmesan cheese.
Steps to make Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken and Broccoli:
- Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Grill the chicken until completely cooked. Transfer chicken to a cutting board and slice into strips.
- Boil the pasta until al dente according to the package instructions. Rinse and drain pasta and set aside. (I usually pour a little milk over the drained pasta to prevent the pasta from sticking together)
- Steam chopped broccoli and add it to the chicken and pesto mix
- Using a large bowl, mix together the pesto, pasta and chicken. Stir until well combined and place in the refrigerator until chilled.
- Stir in the cherry tomatoes and fresh basil immediately before serving. Finish with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
In a large bowl, combine the chicken, veggies, and pesto until the chicken and veggies are coated well with pesto. Meanwhile, blanch broccoli florets in a medium size saucepan, remove with slotted spoon. Add the chopped tomatoes and set aside. In a large bowl toss cooked pasta with blanched broccoli, cooked chicken and garlic/tomato mixture. A mixture of pasta, broccoli, pesto, tomatoes and cheese that is practically a meal in itself, especially with the cooked chicken.
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