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Creamy Pasta with Cream and Pesto

Pasta and noodles

Creamy Pasta with Cream and Pesto

Italian favorites deserve a spot in our kitchen, especially pasta. Here is a homemade Creamy Pasta with Cream and Pesto that the whole family will love. Enjoy!

Total time50 min
Prep30 min
Cook20 min
Yield4 servings
DifficultyMedium
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Recipe tags

Pasta and noodlesInternationalNut freeEgg freeMediumBalanced time

Ingredients

  • 250 g pasta
  • 3 tablespoons oil
  • 1 small onion
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 4 mushrooms
  • 1/4 kg boneless chicken breast, cubed or sliced
  • 1 cup cooking cream
  • 2 teaspoons flour
  • 3 tablespoons pesto
  • 1/2 cup water
  • This pasta recipe from a friend and the chef of Shoutabkhin Today:
  • Um Taha Hamwi
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Method

  1. In a wide skillet, sauté the onion in a little oil and cook until soft. Add the garlic and mushrooms and sauté until they soften as well. Add the chicken pieces and cook until done. Add the flour and continue stirring, then finally add the cream and water. Let the mixture simmer for about 5 minutes.
  2. Then add the pesto sauce and the pasta and let them simmer for about another 5 minutes before removing the creamy pesto pasta from the heat.
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