Pasta and noodles
Pasta with Pesto Sauce and Chicken
A rich, quick pasta recipe with pesto and chicken. Pesto is one of the best sauces to keep refrigerated for quick meals — see the linked pesto recipe for a homemade version.
Total time50 min
Prep15 min
Cook35 min
Yield4 servings
DifficultyEasy
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Recipe tags
Pasta and noodlesInternationalDairy freeGluten freeNut freeEgg free
Recipe story
Pasta with pesto sauce and chicken — a rich, fast recipe ideal for busy home cooks. Very tasty.
Ingredients
- Chicken breast
- Olive oil
- Chicken seasoning
- Garlic powder
- Black pepper
- Salt
- 2 tablespoons pesto sauce
- 200 ml (about ¾ cup) cooking cream
- Spaghetti or other cooked pasta
- For more pasta recipes from Rana see: Veal Stroganoff with Pasta
- To make homemade pesto instead of store-bought, see: How to Make Basil Pesto Sauce
Method
- Cut the chicken breast into thin slices and fry with a little olive oil, stirring until it is dry.
- Sprinkle a little seasoning, garlic powder, and salt and stir.
- When the chicken is cooked, add the pesto sauce and stir... then add the cream and stir...
- Simmer the sauce and chicken over low heat for 10 minutes... then add the cooked spaghetti and stir for a few minutes, then serve the pasta with pesto sauce and chicken.Timers: 10 min
- And to prepare pesto sauce instead of using store‑bought, here is the link: How to Make Basil Pesto Sauce
Notes and serving ideas
- Veal Stroganoff with Pasta
- How to Make Basil Pesto Sauce
