Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, chicken pesto "pasta". It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Chicken Pesto "Pasta" is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Chicken Pesto "Pasta" is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
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To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook chicken pesto "pasta" using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Chicken Pesto "Pasta":
- Make ready Pesto
- Make ready 1 cup Almonds
- Prepare 1 1/2 cup Fresh Basil
- Get 1/2 cup Olive oil
- Make ready 3 clove Fresh Garlic
- Take 1/2 Juiced Lemon
- Prepare 1 Salt and Pepper
- Take Pasta
- Get 1 lb Organic Chicken Thighs or Breasts
- Make ready 2 Zucchini
- Take 1 Yellow Squash
- Make ready 1 Tarragon
Chicken Pesto Pasta is a healthy and easy chicken pasta dish that you can cook for dinner. This dish makes use of Penne pasta along with basil pesto and grilled chicken. Everybody loves this chicken pesto pasta recipe. Adding chicken and green beans to this easy chicken pasta recipe makes it a great weeknight supper.
Steps to make Chicken Pesto "Pasta":
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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