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Use a small sharp knife to make a slit along the side of each chicken breast to form a pocket. Mix together the pesto and mascarpone, then carefully spoon a quarter of the mixture into each chicken breast and smooth over the opening to seal. Heat olive oil in a large nonstick skillet. In the meantime, prepare the sauce by combining flour, garlic, basil pesto, evaporated milk, salt, and pepper in a mixing cup or bowl; whisk until thoroughly combined and set aside.

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To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook creamy pesto chicken & pasta quick hack using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Creamy Pesto Chicken & Pasta Quick Hack:

1. Get Your favorite Chicken part/s
2. Make ready Bottled or ready-made Pesto sauce
3. Take 3-4 garlic cloves, smashed
4. Prepare 1/2 red onion, sliced coarsely
5. Take 1 large or 2 small dry bay/laurel leaves
6. Prepare 1 c or more water
7. Take 1/2 cube chicken bullion or broth cube
8. Make ready Cooked pasta
9. Take 150 ml all purpose cream (nestle or other)
10. Make ready pinch peppercorns (huge pinch)
11. Prepare to taste Salt
12. Take Sprinkle of Parmesan (optional)

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. 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.

Steps to make Creamy Pesto Chicken & Pasta Quick Hack:

1. In a pot heat your water and add the bay leaves, garlic, onions, peppercorns and 1/4 of a chicken bullion cube. Add your chicken (salted lightly), thawed or 1/2 frozen. How much chicken? Depends how many are eating. How much water? Enough to submerge the chicken. Cover, turn, check until chicken is cooked (about 15-20 mins for 2 pcs of quarter chicken). Set aside when cooked.
2. Meanwhile while boiling chicken, cook your pasta according to package instructions. Don't forget to add salt and oil or butter in the water. Set aside when cooked.
3. Pesto sauce- to make it quick and easy, buy a pre-made or ready made pesto sauce from the supermarket. Normally they are in small bottles good for 2-3 servings. You can use the whole thing depending on how many are eating. If there's excess oil in the bottle, separate and pour it in a container (if u want to use it later on), no need to strain or to be exact. We need to remove the excess oil since this is a creamy sauce.
4. In very low heat, pour the oil-drained pesto in a pan. Add your nestle or all purpose cream and 1/4 of the remaining chicken bullion cube. Stir in the flavors. Add a few tablespoons of the chicken broth from the boiled chicken to enhance the flavor, but not too much to make it soupy. To thicken, you can add more cream. Taste and season accordingly.
5. Plating- plate your chicken and pasta then scoop your pesto sauce on top. OR toss it in a big bowl but ensure that your pasta is well drained as the excess water will make it soupy. Sprinkle on Parmesan cheese (the Kraft kind or cheese block kind). Enjoy!
6. Note: the chicken broth tastes good too, you can serve it as a side soup with a sprinkle of scallions. Or freeze and use it for a chicken noodle soup dish.

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. The amount of pesto you want to add depends on how strong the pesto flavor you prefer. Once you add the pesto to the pan, don't boil the sauce too long, as it might the pesto will lose its freshness. This pesto chicken is light and creamy.

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