Chicken Pesto Pasta

Steps Cook Recipes Chicken Pesto Pasta using 10 ingredients and 3 steps

Chicken Pesto Pasta - In a large bowl, combine pasta, chicken, sun-dried tomatoes and pesto. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute mushrooms and red pepper in oil until tender. If you have leftover chicken pesto pasta, it can be re-heated in the microwave. Cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling salted water according to packet directions. Return pasta to pan, then add pesto and reserved water and toss to combine.

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You can cook Chicken Pesto Pasta using 10 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients make Chicken Pesto Pasta

1. Prepare 6 chicken thighs whole.
2. Prepare Handful spinach.
3. Prepare 6 sundried tomatoes, sliced.
4. It's 1 tsp garlic.
5. You need 300 ml cream.
6. It's 1 cup chicken stock.
7. You need 1 jar basil pesto.
8. You need 1/4 cup Parmesan.
9. You need to taste Salt and pepper.
10. You need Penne pasta.

Chicken Pesto Pasta instructions

1. Place all ingredients together in slow cooker (except for spinach and cream) and cook on high for 3-4 hours.
2. 30 minutes before serving, add the spinach and cream to soften.
3. Cook pasta separately then add to chicken pesto mix and sprinkle Parmesan on top.

Chicken Pesto Pasta - Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Heat the oil in a pan over high heat. 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. This creamy chicken and pesto pasta is one of those easy weeknight meals that tastes amazing yet doesn't take a ton of time to pull together. It's made with a store-bought pesto, cream, and parmesan cheese which makes it so quick and flavorful! Thank you and good luck