Chili Pesto Chicken Pasta

heather in Ont,'s Note:

My brother made this for my kids one day when they were visiting him. It has become my DD favourite meal. The sausage adds enough spicy flavour to this pasta dish.

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 12 ounces farfalle pasta
• 2 -3 chorizo sausages (spicy pork sausage)
• 24 ounces boneless skinless chicken breast halves
• 2 small fresh red chilies, seeded and chopped
• 6 green onions, sliced
• 2/3 cup sun-dried tomato pesto
• 1 1/4 cups whipping cream
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese

Directions:

1. Cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling water according to the package instructions.
2. Drain.
3. Meanwhile, cut the chorizo into 3/4 in slices and cut the chicken breasts into strips.
4. Heat a large skillet.
5. Add the chorizo and cook, stirring, over high heat for 2 minutes.
6. Add the chicken strips, chiles and green onions and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes, or until the chicken is lightly browned.
7. Stir in the pesto and cream and simmer for 5 minutes, or until the chicken is tender.
8. Remove from the heat and stir in the Parmesan.
9. Toss with the pasta and serve at once.

Reviews

[Jewelies]

Shaz, this is excellent. Love it! I found that the chorizo I used was very oily and fatty so I did drain off quite a bit before adding the rest of the ingredients, for us this didn't change the flavour. I used 2 teaspoons of chilli from a jar. The parmesan is a great addition. A definite keeper for us :)

[JustJanS]

Russ wanted curry, Mick wanted pasta, and I wanted chicken-this was a perfect compromise. It's super easy and super tasty. I used thigh fillets which we prefer, one chorizo sausage and light cream in an effort to reduce that fat content a bit. I used the 2 red chillies and that gave it the perfect amount of bite-Thanks Shaz.