Simple Way to Prepare Chicken Pesto "Pasta" in 31 Minutes at Home

Hey everyone, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, chicken pesto "pasta". One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Chicken Pesto "Pasta" is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Chicken Pesto "Pasta" is something that I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

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. In short this recipe is horrible.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chicken pesto "pasta" using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken Pesto "Pasta":

1. Take Pesto
2. Take 1 cup Almonds
3. Take 1 1/2 cup Fresh Basil
4. Prepare 1/2 cup Olive oil
5. Take 3 clove Fresh Garlic
6. Make ready 1/2 Juiced Lemon
7. Make ready 1 Salt and Pepper
8. Take Pasta
9. Get 1 lb Organic Chicken Thighs or Breasts
10. Get 2 Zucchini
11. Take 1 Yellow Squash
12. Take 1 Tarragon

Chicken, Spinach, and Tomatoes Optional This recipe idea started as just pasta and sauce. Chicken Pesto Pasta is chicken and penne in a basil pesto sauce. This is one of those recipes that's great for a busy weeknight. You only need a handful of ingredients to make it.

Instructions to make Chicken Pesto "Pasta":

1. Cook the chicken however you would like. Boil it, grill it, pan cook it. Whatever you like best. I cooked mine in a pan with some olive oil.
2. Thinly slice your zucchini and squash length wise into thin strips with a mandoline. Then use a knife to cut them into noodles. Kind of like fettuccine noodle size.
3. Now to make your pesto use a food processor. Add all your pesto ingredients to your food process and mix away! Taste it to see if you need more salt and pepper or even more lemon, olive oil, or basil in it. Your pesto, your flavor.
4. Add a tablespoon or two of olive oil to a large pot or skillet. Then add in your zucchini and squash along with your pesto and mix well. Let that cook down a bit, stirring occasionally, while you cut up your chicken into bite size cubes.
5. Throw in the chicken and mix everything together. Let simmer on low for 5 minutes or so or until the zucchini and squash are tender and ?al dente? or however you like your pasta. Serve with a bit of tarragon on top.

Just sauté some chunks of chicken breast with a little seasoning. Add prepared basil pesto and cooked pasta. Chicken: In this recipe, I use boneless and skinless chicken breast cut into bite sized pieces. Chicken thighs can also be used. Pesto Sauce: On really busy days, when my time is limited, using store-bought pesto makes this dish even quicker and easier.

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