Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, spaghetti al pesto with chicken. 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.
In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook spaghetti according to package directions until al dente. Succulent chicken and bacon tossed through spaghetti and pesto sauce, this is a quick and insanely tasty dinner. This is the kind of meal I get really excited about. This Chicken Basil Pesto Pasta is a dinner of super simple ingredients that can be made in less than half an hour, and that includes making your own basil pesto.
Spaghetti al Pesto with Chicken is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look fantastic. Spaghetti al Pesto with Chicken is something which I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook spaghetti al pesto with chicken using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Spaghetti al Pesto with Chicken:
- Prepare spaghetti
- Get 100 grams basil
- Make ready 120 ml olive oil
- Prepare 4 clove garlic
- Take 1/2 tbsp salt
- Prepare 2 tbsp parmesan/pecorino cheese
- Take 50 grams pine nuts
- Take 1/4 kg spaghetti or any kind of pasta
- Get Chicken topping
- Get 4 chicken breast fillet
- Make ready 2 tbsp lemon juice
- Prepare 1 tbsp salt and pepper
- Take 1 tbsp thyme
- Get 1 tbsp Rosemary
Sprinkle salt in order to increase the cooking process. Add the spaghetti pasta into the boiling water, and wait till it softens. Cook until it becomes al dente (just cooked) and strain it under running water to stop the cooking process. Once cooked transfer the chicken to a plate.
Steps to make Spaghetti al Pesto with Chicken:
- Cook pasta per package instructions
- Season the chicken both sides in the following order: lemon juice, salt and pepper, thyme, rosemary. Let sit for 20 mins
- For the pesto sauce, put the ingredients in blender in the following order: Basil, garlic, salt, cheese, oil. blend until desired texture. add the nuts and blend for a few seconds, make sure that the nuts are not fully crushed
- Rub a bit of pesto sauce on the chicken
- Sear the chicken, on medium heat. 4 mins per side.
- serve pasta, top with Parmesan cheese. cut the chicken to desired size per serving.
Cook until it becomes al dente (just cooked) and strain it under running water to stop the cooking process. Once cooked transfer the chicken to a plate. Return the chicken back to the pan with the spinach, pesto sauce, parmesan, cooked pasta and the reserved pasta water, and mix well. Well the Pasta Pesto with Chicken Recipe is going to make you a quick and a great weeknight supper. Healthy, yummy, and filled with my favorite ingredient mix.
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