Creamy Red Pesto Chicken With Pasta

"I was surprised how quickly and easily this recipe came together. It's tasty and looks good. I used creme fraiche for this but I expect sour cream would work as well."
 
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Ready In:
25mins
Ingredients:
8
Serves:
2-3
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ingredients

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directions

  • Bring water to the boil in a saucepan and start to cook the pasta (if using fresh pasta, start cooking it later).
  • Heat the oil in a skillet over a medium heat. Add the diced chicken and cook for 4 minutes.
  • Add the diced red onion and cook for a further 5 minutes.
  • Add the sundried tomato pesto and creme fraiche to the chicken and onion in the skillet. Stir and heat through thoroughly, making sure the chicken is fully cooked.
  • Stir in the grated parmesan cheese and season to taste with salt and pepper.
  • Add the sauce to the pasta, stir through and serve, or alternatively serve the pasta topped with the sauce.

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Reviews

  1. This was great - very easy and tasty. I used prepackaged pesto and sour cream. Thanks for the recipe!
     
  2. Oh my this was so yummy. I used homemade pesto "recipe #167171" and fat-free sour cream. Served over whole wheat linguini. So light and tasty. Thanks for posting.
     
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