Chicken Pesto "Pasta"
Chicken Pesto "Pasta"

Hello everybody, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, chicken pesto "pasta". One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Chicken Pesto "Pasta" is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions every day. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Chicken Pesto "Pasta" is something that I have loved my whole life.

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute mushrooms and red pepper in oil until tender. 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.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have chicken pesto "pasta" using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken Pesto "Pasta":
  1. Get Pesto
  2. Take 1 cup Almonds
  3. Get 1 1/2 cup Fresh Basil
  4. Prepare 1/2 cup Olive oil
  5. Make ready 3 clove Fresh Garlic
  6. Take 1/2 Juiced Lemon
  7. Get 1 Salt and Pepper
  8. Prepare Pasta
  9. Take 1 lb Organic Chicken Thighs or Breasts
  10. Take 2 Zucchini
  11. Get 1 Yellow Squash
  12. Get 1 Tarragon

In short this recipe is horrible. Combine the chicken, garlic, salt, and pepper, cooking until chicken is browned. Then, mix in the heavy cream, parmesan, and pesto, stirring until evenly combined. Next, bring to a boil and cook until the sauce has reduced, about five to seven minutes.

Steps to make Chicken Pesto "Pasta":
  1. Cook the chicken however you would like. Boil it, grill it, pan cook it. Whatever you like best. I cooked mine in a pan with some olive oil.
  2. Thinly slice your zucchini and squash length wise into thin strips with a mandoline. Then use a knife to cut them into noodles. Kind of like fettuccine noodle size.
  3. Now to make your pesto use a food processor. Add all your pesto ingredients to your food process and mix away! Taste it to see if you need more salt and pepper or even more lemon, olive oil, or basil in it. Your pesto, your flavor.
  4. Add a tablespoon or two of olive oil to a large pot or skillet. Then add in your zucchini and squash along with your pesto and mix well. Let that cook down a bit, stirring occasionally, while you cut up your chicken into bite size cubes.
  5. Throw in the chicken and mix everything together. Let simmer on low for 5 minutes or so or until the zucchini and squash are tender and ?al dente? or however you like your pasta. Serve with a bit of tarragon on top.

Then, mix in the heavy cream, parmesan, and pesto, stirring until evenly combined. Next, bring to a boil and cook until the sauce has reduced, about five to seven minutes. Toss in the pasta and cherry tomatoes, stirring until evenly coated. Chicken Pesto Pasta is chicken and penne in a basil pesto sauce. This is one of those recipes that's great for a busy weeknight.

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