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How to Prepare Homemade Creamy Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken

 ·  ☕ 3 min read  ·  ✍️ Maggie Gonzales
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Creamy Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken

Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, creamy pesto pasta with grilled chicken. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have creamy pesto pasta with grilled chicken using 18 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Creamy Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken:
  1. Prepare Box pasta (your choice)
  2. Take Kosher Salt
  3. Prepare Pre-done pesto
  4. Prepare Water for pasta
  5. Get Red onion, sliced
  6. Get 2-3 Chicken Breasts
  7. Make ready 1 Tbsp Smoked Paprika
  8. Take 1/2 Tbsp Garlic Powder
  9. Get 1/2 Tbsp Kosher Salt
  10. Get 1/2 Tbsp Dried Oregano
  11. Make ready 1/2 Tbsp Coarse Black Pepper
  12. Take Olive Oil
  13. Take 3 Garlic Cloves
  14. Get Sliced Red, Yellow or Orange Bell Pepper
  15. Make ready Chopped Parsley for garnish
  16. Prepare Grated Fresh Parmesan Cheese for Garnish and sauce
  17. Make ready 1/4 cup milk or cream
  18. Take 1/4 cup chicken stock

Pop pasta and beans in with the chicken mix and stir to coat, adding a little. While the pasta is cooking, heat the oil and fry the chicken. After a minute add the courgette. Mix the creme fraiche and pesto together.

Steps to make Creamy Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken:
  1. Bring a large pot to a boil with salt. Note that pasta water should be salted like the ocean. Cook pasta based on bag/box instructions until done. Drain and add a splash of olive oil to stop sticking
  2. Preheat BBQ to medium heat
  3. Mix paprika, salt, pepper, garlic powder and dried Oregano in a bowl. Coat chicken on both sides and place on the BBQ. Cook until internal temperature of 165°F and shred when finished
  4. In a large non-stick pan, heat some olive oil, then add garlic cloves, bell pepper and red onions. Cook until fragrant and onions are a bit translucent
  5. Next add pesto, milk/cream and chicken stock. Bring to a boil, then lower heat and simmer.
  6. When almost simmered to consistancy desired, add grated Parmesan and mix well to finish.
  7. In a bowl, place pasta, then veggies/sauce. Mix together. Top with chicken and more grated Parmesan to finish. Wait 1 minute for cheese to melt and serve.

After a minute add the courgette. Mix the creme fraiche and pesto together. Just as the chicken and courgette seems done throw in your cherry tomatoes and cook for about a minute, or until the tomatoes begin to soften. Salt and pepper the chicken breasts. Grill on medium heat until cooked through and grill marks on both sides.

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