Pesto Chicken Pasta

by ryleealexis119 in Cooking > Pasta

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Pesto Chicken Pasta

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This is a recipe on how to make pesto chicken pasta.

Supplies

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  • 2 Pots, 1 for the pasta, and the other for the sauce.
  • spatula
  • strainer
  • measuring cups
  • chicken breast
  • seasonings for chicken
  • noodles
  • pesto
  • heavy cream

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Start off by marinating a pound and a half of a chicken breast. It is best to allow it to marinate as long as you can. For this you will need to combine 1/3 cup of basil pesto ½ to 1 teaspoon of each salt, pepper, and lemon pepper.


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  • 1/3 cup basil pesto 
  • 1/4 cup grated parmesan
  • ½ cup of heavy cream 

Stir together a tablespoon of butter, heavy cream, parmesan, and basil pesto into a small pot and stir occasionally. 


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Bring a medium pot of water to a boil and salt it well with about 1 tablespoon of salt. Drop the pasta in the boiling water and cook until done.

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Put the chicken into either an air-fryer or a conventional oven and cook it at 400 degrees for about 16 minutes.  

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After allowing the pasta to cook for however long the box says, drain the noodles.

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Take out your cooked chicken and cut it up into small pieces to then add into your pasta mixture.

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stir in the cooked pasta, and sauce and parmesan. Stir until everything is well combined. If it looks a bit dry, add a splash of the pasta cooking water (a couple tablespoons at a time) until the pasta is glossy and coated in the creamy sauce.