Chicken Pesto Pasta
photo by anniesnomsblog
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion, sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 500 g ground chicken
- 1⁄4 cup prepared pesto sauce
- 1⁄2 cup cream
- 1⁄4 cup semi sun-dried tomato, sliced
- 250 g ribbon pasta
- salt & pepper
- basil leaves (to garnish)
- shaved parmesan cheese (to garnish)
directions
- Heat oil & saute onion & garlic until tender, add mince, brown well breaking it up with a spoon as it cooks.
- Stir in sauce, cream, tomatoes & seasonings, simmer for 5-10 minutes.
- Cook pasta in boiling salted water until tender, drain & toss through sauce.
- Top with basil & parmesan to serve.
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This was a tasty and easy weeknight dinner. I used about 3-4 Tbls sun dried tomato pesto in addition to the basil pesto and still found it bland, but I (and my family) thinks it needs less pasta. Next time I will only cook about 4-5 ounces of pasta and see how the flavors balance out. I also subbed lowfat milk for the cream and it was fine for us. I also added a few sliced mushrooms and fresh spinach that needed to be used up. Fresh parmesan is a must--no green can stuff! Thanks for posting!
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This was a tasty and easy weeknight dinner. I used about 3-4 Tbls sun dried tomato pesto in addition to the basil pesto and still found it bland, but I (and my family) thinks it needs less pasta. Next time I will only cook about 4-5 ounces of pasta and see how the flavors balance out. I also subbed lowfat milk for the cream and it was fine for us. I also added a few sliced mushrooms and fresh spinach that needed to be used up. Fresh parmesan is a must--no green can stuff! Thanks for posting!
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