Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken and Broccoli

How to Cook Recipes Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken and Broccoli using 9 ingredients and 5 steps

Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken and Broccoli - Cut the fresh broccoli buds into small florets, leaving as short a stem as possible; set aside. While pasta cooks, heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Place the broccoli florets in a colander and drain the pasta over it. Place the pasta and broccoli back into the large pot. Add the chicken mixture, pesto and parmesan cheese.

Use a slotted spoon to transfer the noodles to a colander to drain and reserve the pasta cooking water in the pasta cooking pot.

This pesto chicken and broccoli dinner is a jazzed up version of my favorite creamy chicken and broccoli pasta.

You can have Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken and Broccoli using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients make Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken and Broccoli

1. It's 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts.
2. Prepare 1/2 tsp salt.
3. You need 1/2 tsp pepper.
4. You need 16 oz farfalle (bowtie) pasta.
5. Prepare 1 cup basil pesto.
6. Prepare 1 cup cherry tomatoes halves.
7. You need 1/4 cup fresh basil chopped.
8. You need Parmesan cheese.
9. Prepare 1 cup steamed broccoli, chipped.

Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken and Broccoli instructions

1. Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Grill the chicken until completely cooked. Transfer chicken to a cutting board and slice into strips..
2. Boil the pasta until al dente according to the package instructions. Rinse and drain pasta and set aside. (I usually pour a little milk over the drained pasta to prevent the pasta from sticking together).
3. Steam chopped broccoli and add it to the chicken and pesto mix.
4. Using a large bowl, mix together the pesto, pasta and chicken. Stir until well combined and place in the refrigerator until chilled..
5. Stir in the cherry tomatoes and fresh basil immediately before serving. Finish with freshly grated Parmesan cheese..

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