Creamy Chicken Pesto Pasta
Creamy Chicken Pesto Pasta

Hello everybody, it is me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, creamy chicken pesto pasta. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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Cook the pasta according to the packaging directions. Meanwhile, melt the butter and olive oil in a big cast iron pot. Season the chicken pieces with the salt and pepper.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have creamy chicken pesto pasta using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Creamy Chicken Pesto Pasta:
  1. Take 1 cup Basil
  2. Make ready 2 tbsp Pine nuts
  3. Take 1 clove Finely chopped garlic
  4. Take 1/4 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
  5. Prepare 1/3 cup Olive oil
  6. Get 1 pinch Salt and pepper
  7. Take 1 Chicken Breast
  8. Prepare 1/3 cup Heavy cream
  9. Get 1/2 lb Pasta of choice

Slowly whisk in chicken broth, then heavy cream. Whisk your pesto into the cream sauce. Add the cheese stirring until it's melted and combined into the sauce. Take sauce off the heat and in the skillet or a large bowl combine sauce with chicken and pasta.

Steps to make Creamy Chicken Pesto Pasta:
  1. Add basil leaves into a food processor and process until coarsely blended. Then add the pine nuts, chopped garlic, Parmesan cheese, olive oil, salt, and pepper and process until coarsely blended.
  2. Add pasta in generous amount of salted boiling water and cook until al dente according to the package directions.
  3. Meanwhile in a pan on medium heat with a little bit of olive oil cook chicken breasts. When the chicken is almost done cooking rub some pesto sauce on the chicken and put it into the oven at 350?F Fahrenheit (I used a toaster oven). Turning it over after couple minutes. Cook the chicken for 10-15 minutes or until crisp and golden.
  4. I'm another pan heat heavy cream on medium until simmering. Then add a little bit of Parmesan cheese and mix until the sauce thickens.
  5. Back to pasta. Drain and immediately add to the cream sauce. Save some pasta water to loosen up the pasta if needed. The. Add the pesto sauce and combine. Toast the pasta in the pan for 3 minutes or until well combined. Then add the chicken breast and serve.

Stir in pine nuts and enjoy! Cook chicken on the stovetop with some garlic and italian seasoning. Season with salt and pepper and set aside on a plate. Use the same skillet to make the creamy pesto sauce. Cook your favorite pasta according to the package directions.

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