Spaghetti al Pesto with Chicken
Spaghetti al Pesto with Chicken

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Easy and delicious bowtie pasta with chicken, sun-dried tomatoes and pesto sauce. Using homemade pesto will taste even better, but it adds to prep time. To begin making the Creamy Chicken Pesto Pasta Recipe, heat a sauce pan with enough water. Sprinkle salt in order to increase the cooking process.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook spaghetti al pesto with chicken using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Spaghetti al Pesto with Chicken:
  1. Make ready spaghetti
  2. Prepare 100 grams basil
  3. Prepare 120 ml olive oil
  4. Make ready 4 clove garlic
  5. Prepare 1/2 tbsp salt
  6. Prepare 2 tbsp parmesan/pecorino cheese
  7. Take 50 grams pine nuts
  8. Prepare 1/4 kg spaghetti or any kind of pasta
  9. Prepare Chicken topping
  10. Make ready 4 chicken breast fillet
  11. Prepare 2 tbsp lemon juice
  12. Get 1 tbsp salt and pepper
  13. Prepare 1 tbsp thyme
  14. Make ready 1 tbsp Rosemary

Start by cooking diced chicken with olive oil, seasonings and garlic. Add cooked pasta to the pan, then stir in the pesto. Gently stir in halved cherry tomatoes, then add a sprinkle of fresh parsley and grated parmesan cheese. Drain, reserving ⅓ cup cooking liquid.

Steps to make Spaghetti al Pesto with Chicken:
  1. Cook pasta per package instructions
  2. Season the chicken both sides in the following order: lemon juice, salt and pepper, thyme, rosemary. Let sit for 20 mins
  3. For the pesto sauce, put the ingredients in blender in the following order: Basil, garlic, salt, cheese, oil. blend until desired texture. add the nuts and blend for a few seconds, make sure that the nuts are not fully crushed
  4. Rub a bit of pesto sauce on the chicken
  5. Sear the chicken, on medium heat. 4 mins per side.
  6. serve pasta, top with Parmesan cheese. cut the chicken to desired size per serving.

Gently stir in halved cherry tomatoes, then add a sprinkle of fresh parsley and grated parmesan cheese. Drain, reserving ⅓ cup cooking liquid. Meanwhile, season chicken with salt and pepper. Toss together chicken, pasta and peas, reserved cooking liquid and pesto. This creamy chicken pesto pasta is a must have recipe for your easy dinner arsenal!

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