Creamy Chicken Pesto Spaghetti Pasta Recipe
A high protein Italian Recipes recipe with tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, chicken breasts - boneless skinless, spaghetti pasta. Ready in 30 min, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
Instructions
23 steps- 1
To begin making the Creamy Chicken Pesto Pasta Recipe, heat a sauce pan with enough water
chicken breasts - boneless skinless(4)spaghetti pasta(300 grams) - 2
Sprinkle salt in order to increase the cooking process
salt - to taste - 3
Add the spaghetti pasta into the boiling water, and wait till it softens
spaghetti pasta(300 grams) - 4
Cook until it becomes al dente (just cooked) and strain it under running water to stop the cooking process
- 5
Drizzle olive oil into the pasta, toss it well and keep it aside
tablespoons extra virgin olive oil(2)spaghetti pasta(300 grams)tablespoons extra virgin olive oil(2) - 6
The next is to make the basil pesto
basil leaves(50 grams) - 7
Into a mixer grinder, add the basil leaves, garlic, olive oil, walnuts, parmesan, pepper and salt
tablespoons extra virgin olive oil(2)basil leaves(50 grams)walnuts(1/4 cup)parmesan cheese(1/4 cup)cloves garlic(4)tablespoons extra virgin olive oil(2)salt - to tastewhole black pepper corns(1 teaspoon) - 8
Blend to make a smooth pesto mixture
- 9
Add a little water if required
- 10
Squeeze in some lemon juice into the pesto
lemon juice(1 teaspoon) - 11
Take out the sun dried tomatoes from the jar
sun dried tomatoes(1/2 cup) - 12
And cut them into small bite size pieces
- 13
Set them aside
- 14
Cube the chicken breast
chicken breasts - boneless skinless(4) - 15
Also mince some garlic and set aside
cloves garlic(4) - 16
In a wide pan, add some olive oil and add minced garlic to the pan and give it a toss
tablespoons extra virgin olive oil(2)cloves garlic(4)tablespoons extra virgin olive oil(2) - 17
Add chicken and cook till it has turned white from pink and is roasted well
chicken breasts - boneless skinless(4) - 18
Season with salt and black pepper according to your taste
salt - to tastewhole black pepper corns(1 teaspoon) - 19
Into the saucepan, add the basil pesto, boiled pasta and the chopped sundried tomatoes
spaghetti pasta(300 grams)sun dried tomatoes(1/2 cup)basil leaves(50 grams) - 20
Toss the Creamy Chicken Pesto Pasta together and stir fry on medium heat until all of them come together
chicken breasts - boneless skinless(4)spaghetti pasta(300 grams) - 21
Check the salt to taste and adjust accordingly
salt - to taste - 22
Turn off the heat and transfer the Creamy Chicken Pesto Pasta to a serving bowl
chicken breasts - boneless skinless(4)spaghetti pasta(300 grams) - 23
Serve Creamy Chicken Pesto Pasta Recipe with Garlic Bread and a Rich Dark Chocolate Mousse Recipe for a healthy weekend dinner
chicken breasts - boneless skinless(4)spaghetti pasta(300 grams)cloves garlic(4)
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Creamy Chicken Pesto Spaghetti Pasta Recipe
A high protein Italian Recipes recipe with tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, chicken breasts - boneless skinless, spaghetti pasta. Ready in 30 min, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
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Directions
23 steps- 1
To begin making the Creamy Chicken Pesto Pasta Recipe, heat a sauce pan with enough water
chicken breasts - boneless skinless(4)spaghetti pasta(300 grams) - 2
Sprinkle salt in order to increase the cooking process
salt - to taste - 3
Add the spaghetti pasta into the boiling water, and wait till it softens
spaghetti pasta(300 grams) - 4
Cook until it becomes al dente (just cooked) and strain it under running water to stop the cooking process
- 5
Drizzle olive oil into the pasta, toss it well and keep it aside
tablespoons extra virgin olive oil(2)spaghetti pasta(300 grams)tablespoons extra virgin olive oil(2) - 6
The next is to make the basil pesto
basil leaves(50 grams) - 7
Into a mixer grinder, add the basil leaves, garlic, olive oil, walnuts, parmesan, pepper and salt
tablespoons extra virgin olive oil(2)basil leaves(50 grams)walnuts(1/4 cup)parmesan cheese(1/4 cup)cloves garlic(4)tablespoons extra virgin olive oil(2)salt - to tastewhole black pepper corns(1 teaspoon) - 8
Blend to make a smooth pesto mixture
- 9
Add a little water if required
- 10
Squeeze in some lemon juice into the pesto
lemon juice(1 teaspoon) - 11
Take out the sun dried tomatoes from the jar
sun dried tomatoes(1/2 cup) - 12
And cut them into small bite size pieces
- 13
Set them aside
- 14
Cube the chicken breast
chicken breasts - boneless skinless(4) - 15
Also mince some garlic and set aside
cloves garlic(4) - 16
In a wide pan, add some olive oil and add minced garlic to the pan and give it a toss
tablespoons extra virgin olive oil(2)cloves garlic(4)tablespoons extra virgin olive oil(2) - 17
Add chicken and cook till it has turned white from pink and is roasted well
chicken breasts - boneless skinless(4) - 18
Season with salt and black pepper according to your taste
salt - to tastewhole black pepper corns(1 teaspoon) - 19
Into the saucepan, add the basil pesto, boiled pasta and the chopped sundried tomatoes
spaghetti pasta(300 grams)sun dried tomatoes(1/2 cup)basil leaves(50 grams) - 20
Toss the Creamy Chicken Pesto Pasta together and stir fry on medium heat until all of them come together
chicken breasts - boneless skinless(4)spaghetti pasta(300 grams) - 21
Check the salt to taste and adjust accordingly
salt - to taste - 22
Turn off the heat and transfer the Creamy Chicken Pesto Pasta to a serving bowl
chicken breasts - boneless skinless(4)spaghetti pasta(300 grams) - 23
Serve Creamy Chicken Pesto Pasta Recipe with Garlic Bread and a Rich Dark Chocolate Mousse Recipe for a healthy weekend dinner
chicken breasts - boneless skinless(4)spaghetti pasta(300 grams)cloves garlic(4)
Rate this recipe
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