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Basil Pesto Pasta with Chicken


Basil Pesto Pasta with Chicken

About this Recipe:

Pesto is a sauce which is mainly made from fresh herbs such as basil, Parmesan cheese, olive oil, garlic and nuts such as almond or pine nut. The good thing about pesto sauce is that you can keep it in the freezer for a long time. You can also serve pesto with pastas of various shapes such as tortellini or ravioli.


Main Ingredients:

Pasta for two (about 200 grams)
Chicken Breasts: 1
Oil: 1 tbsp
Onion: 1 small, chopped
Whipping Cream: 2 tbsp


Pesto Ingredients:

Fresh Basil: 3 tbsp, chopped
Fresh Parsley: 1 tbsp, chopped (or replace with cilantro)
Grated Parmesan Cheese: 2-3 tbsp
Almonds: 1 tbsp (or replace with pine nuts)
Olive Oil: 3-4 tbsp
Garlic: 1 small clove
Salt
Pepper


Directions:

1. Process all pesto ingredients in a food processor or blender. Add more olive oil if you see pesto sauce is dry. Mix pesto with the cream in a saucepan and slowly warm it on low-heat.

2. In a frying pan, cook onion with oil for 2 min. Add chicken breast and fry 5-8 min on each side.

3. Meanwhile, in a separate pan, bring 4 cups of water with some salt to boil. Add pasta and cook for 5-10 min.

4. Drain the pasta. Blend pesto and cream mix with pasta and serve with the chicken on top. You can also cut chicken into small pieces and mix with the pasta before serving.



Published on April 29, 2008
Herbs & Spices in this Recipe:

Basil
Basil
Parsley
Parsley

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Servings
 
2
Easiness
 
Intermediate
Prep Time
 
10 min
Cook Time
 
15 min
Ready in
 
25 min
6 Ratings
 
Average rating: 3.67


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