Hello everybody, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, chicken pesto "pasta". One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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. How to Make Creamy Pesto Chicken Pasta - Step.
Chicken Pesto "Pasta" is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look wonderful. Chicken Pesto "Pasta" is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chicken pesto "pasta" using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Chicken Pesto "Pasta":
- Prepare Pesto
- Make ready 1 cup Almonds
- Prepare 1 1/2 cup Fresh Basil
- Get 1/2 cup Olive oil
- Get 3 clove Fresh Garlic
- Prepare 1/2 Juiced Lemon
- Prepare 1 Salt and Pepper
- Make ready Pasta
- Get 1 lb Organic Chicken Thighs or Breasts
- Prepare 2 Zucchini
- Get 1 Yellow Squash
- Make ready 1 Tarragon
Prepared sauce accents this warm chicken pesto pasta. Drain the pasta put it in a large bowl. This Chicken Pesto Pasta is filled with bow-tie pasta, chunks of chicken, cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, garlic and pesto making it a dinner idea that is sure to please. Pesto Pasta With Chicken And Vegetables Recipes.
Steps to make Chicken Pesto "Pasta":
- Cook the chicken however you would like. Boil it, grill it, pan cook it. Whatever you like best. I cooked mine in a pan with some olive oil.
- Thinly slice your zucchini and squash length wise into thin strips with a mandoline. Then use a knife to cut them into noodles. Kind of like fettuccine noodle size.
- Now to make your pesto use a food processor. Add all your pesto ingredients to your food process and mix away! Taste it to see if you need more salt and pepper or even more lemon, olive oil, or basil in it. Your pesto, your flavor.
- Add a tablespoon or two of olive oil to a large pot or skillet. Then add in your zucchini and squash along with your pesto and mix well. Let that cook down a bit, stirring occasionally, while you cut up your chicken into bite size cubes.
- Throw in the chicken and mix everything together. Let simmer on low for 5 minutes or so or until the zucchini and squash are tender and ?al dente? or however you like your pasta. Serve with a bit of tarragon on top.
Chicken pesto pasta is my go-to pasta dish made with fresh homemade basil pesto and melted mozzarella cheese. Fill a large pot with salted water; cover and heat to boiling on high. This creamy chicken and pesto pasta is one of those easy weeknight meals that tastes amazing yet doesn't take a ton of time to pull together. Pesto is easy to make from scratch with just a handful of ingredients. Its fresh flavor is the highlight of this super-fast pasta dish, packed with cherry tomatoes and chicken.
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