Friday, June 11, 2010

Chicken Pesto Pasta

Another new recipe...and another yummy hit! This was fabulous. Note that it is better fresh. The leftovers tend to get clumpy.

Chicken Pesto Pasta by Make and Takes
(go to the link for more pics and tutorial)

Recipe for Chicken Pesto Pasta – makes 4 servings
  • 3/4 cup heavy cream
  • 1/4 cup pesto – in the summer I make it with Homemade Basil Pesto
  • 1/4 cup grated parmesan
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1/2 box cooked pasta – we’ve got bowtie
  • 3 cups cooked chicken shredded or cubed

Cook and prep your chicken and pasta to your liking and combine in a bowl. Set aside.

For the sauce, bring your heavy cream to a boil, stirring constantly, it will come to a boil fast. Let this boil on medium heat for 4-5 minutes until it thickens up. Add your pesto and stir. Add your parmesan and stir until most of the cheese is melted in the sauce. Add your salt and pepper, not too much as the pesto and cheese have a lot of flavor by themselves.

Pour your pesto cream sauce over the chicken and pasta, and stir to combine.

1 comment:

Marne said...

We just had this again recently. This recipe is a regular with us. EVERYONE, even the boys, love this! It surprised me at first but they do. It is delicious!