Italian

Pasta with fresh pesto and chicken is for Dinner.

Pasta with fresh pesto and chicken takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Pasta with fresh pesto and chicken takes 10 minutes to cook.

Pasta with fresh pesto and chicken makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Pasta with fresh pesto and chicken are:

2 cups of fresh basil leaves
2/3 cups olive oil (or less if you like a thicker pesto)
1/3 cup pine nuts
2/3 cups freshly grated parmesan cheese
2 cloves of garlic
14 oz package of grilled chicken breast in chunks (or grill one large breast yourself ahead of time and cut into 1" cubes)
1 package Barrilla Mini penne pasta
Salt to taste
extra grated parmesan to serve with meal

Here is how you make Pasta with fresh pesto and chicken:

Clean and dry 2 cups of fresh basil leaves. Combine pine nuts and grated parmesan cheese in blender or food processor until coarse meal (15-20 seconds). Add olive oil and garlic until soupy. Slowly add the basil leaves until you have pesto of consistency you desire.Meanwhile, take purchased already-cooked grilled, chicken breast chunks and heat them. Cook pasta according to package (I like Barrilla mini-penne pasta) and drain. Put pasta back into pot you used for boiling and add the pesto, salt to taste and the grilled chicken. Stir until combined. Serving Size: 8 - 1 cup servingsNumber of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PHANTOMMOM.

The nutritional information for Pasta with fresh pesto and chicken is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 463.7

• Total Fat: 25.4 g
• Cholesterol: 31.5 mg
• Sodium: 456.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 45.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.4 g
• Protein: 15.2 g

Pasta with fresh pesto and chicken is Italian cuisine.