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Chicken Pesto Pasta with Sun Dried Tomatoes

Saif Al Deen Odeh
This quick and easy chicken pesto pasta is mixed with sundried tomatoes, ready-made pesto sauce and topped with parmesan cheese.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Italian, Western
Servings 4 People
Calories 653 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 300 gram boneless chicken breast
  • 500 gram spaghetti pasta noodle
  • 1 Cup Pesto Sauce
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • ½ cup chopped sun-dried tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 4 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • ½ cup Light or Heavy Cream (Optional)
  • ½ tablespoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon salt (for pasta noodle)
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil (for pasta noodle)
  • Parmesan Cheese for Topping
  • Salt and Black Pepper for Taste

Instructions
 

  • Add Extra Virgin Olive oil and unsalted butter on the pan.
  • Once melted, add chopped garlic. Stir for less than a minute before adding the chopped sun dried tomatoes. Stir again
  • Add chopped red onion. Stir for a minute or till it turns translucent
  • Add chopped chicken breast. Mix to stir
  • Pour cheesy pesto sauce and cream. Stir to combine. Once done, set it aside.
  • In a separate cooking pot, pour water, and vegetable oil & salt
  • Once it started to boil, add the spaghetti noodle. Cover with the lid and let it simmer till it is soft and cooked
  • Drain the pasta water using the colander. Rinse the pasta noodle with cold water to stop the cooking process.
  • Transfer the pasta noodle on the chicken pesto sauce. Stir gently.
  • Serve a chicken pesto pasta on the plate. Topped it with shredded parmesan cheese. Serve it with garlic bread.

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Notes

  • If you don't have parmesan cheese, you can use pecorino romano cheese
  • Instead of spaghetti noodle, you can penne pasta

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 653kcalCarbohydrates: 61gProtein: 36gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 77mgSodium: 550mgFiber: 8gSugar: 8g
Keyword Chicken Pesto Pasta, Chicken Pesto Pasta with Sun Dried Tomatoes, Pesto Pasta with Sun Dried Tomatoes
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