Easiest Way to Cook Perfect Pesto pasta (chicken version)

Pesto pasta (chicken version). I have often made a different pesto/pasta/chicken recipe from this site and enjoyed it. I thought that I would try this out to compare. I think it beat out the competition because my husband went for seconds (he.

This is one of those recipes that's great for a busy weeknight. This video is about how to prepare Pesto Chicken Pasta. Add chicken and season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. You can cook Pesto pasta (chicken version) using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Pesto pasta (chicken version)

1. Prepare 1 packet of semolina pasts.
2. You need 1 bunch of basil leaves.
3. Prepare 1/8 cup of pine nuts.
4. Prepare 1/8 cup of grated Parmesan.
5. Prepare 1 tsp of salt.
6. Prepare 1/4 tsp of black pepper.
7. Prepare 1/8 cup of olive oil.
8. You need 1 tsp of butter.
9. Prepare 6/8 cloves of galric (divided).
10. Prepare 1/4 tsp of sugar.
11. Prepare 1 of chicken breast (cut into strips).
12. It's 4/5 of whole chillies red/green(optional).
13. Prepare 1/4 cup of cream.
14. It's 1/4 cup of milk (optional).

Cook until the chicken is no longer pink, then remove from the pot and set aside. Return the chicken to the pot. Stir in the pesto and Parmesan. Garnish with parsley and more Parmesan.

Pesto pasta (chicken version) step by step

1. Wash and pat dry basil leaves..
2. Add basil 🌿, 5/7 cloves of garlic, salt, pepper, sugar,oil, pine nuts to make a paste. Try not to use any water while grinding it..
3. The preferences texture of this sauté should be coarse, but you can make it as your own taste. Add grated Parmesan and pulse just once. Your sauce is ready to cook..
4. Add butter to the pan and reaming garlic chopped. Add chicken an season with salt and pepper and cook the chicken on high flame. Until it changes colour. You can add chillies if you like..
5. Add the sauce and cook on high flame, add cream and bit of milk if required..
6. Boil the pasta al dente. Put sauce generously over the pasta. Serve hot..

Toss over medium heat until chicken is thoroughly cooked and the mixture is hot. Place the warm pasta in a serving bowl and top with the chicken mixture. 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. A marriage of traditional chicken Florentine with pasta and basil pesto.