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One Pan Pesto Pasta with Chicken

one pot pesto pasta with chicken
one pot pesto pasta with chicken

One Pot Pesto Pasta with Chicken

Cook this creamy pesto chicken pasta all in one pot.
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Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Chicken pasta, One pot
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 Chicken breasts
  • 20 g Butter
  • 500 ml Chicken stock
  • 250 g Fusilli pasta
  • 165 g Cream cheese
  • 165 g Basil pesto
  • 150 g Cherry tomatoes cut in half
  • 25 g Rocket

Instructions

  • Cut the chicken into bite sized pieces. Season generously with salt and black pepper.
  • Add the butter to a large pot with some cooking oil over a medium to high heat. Once it’s melted, and starts to brown, add the chicken and cook until there are no more visible pink bits.
  • Pour in the chicken stock, then add the pasta straight into the pan and bring it to the boil.
  • Turn the heat down to a low-medium, cover with a lid, and cook until the pasta is cooked, stirring occasionally in between. This should take 10-12 minutes.
  • Turn the heat off. Then add the cream cheese, basil pesto, and cherry tomatoes. Stir well until it’s creamy.
  • Stir through the rocket right at the end, then taste for seasoning.
  • Dish it up and finish it with some grated parmesan if you like. Enjoy.

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2 comments on “One Pan Pesto Pasta with Chicken”

  1. 5 stars
    This was so easy to make and tasted great…hubby was over the moon as well due to hardly any washing up to do!

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