chicken pesto pasta

Name: Chicken Pesto Pasta
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 4 ounce(s) uncooked pasta; 4-6 ounce(s) cooked chicken, diced; 1/2 -3/4 cup(s) pesto; black pepper, to taste; Parmesan cheese, to serve

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Carolyn Haas

Whitewater, WI

Updated on Jul 10, 2024

My basil is very prolific this year, so I made some pesto using a recipe I posted a long time ago. https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/sauce-spread/other-sauce-spread/walnut-pesto-kosher.html Came up with this for dinner using the pesto and some left over rotisserie chicken.

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I used bucatini pasta (long thin tubes) but you could use any shape of pasta.

prep time 10 Min

cook time 10 Min

method Stove Top

yield 2 serving(s)

Ingredients

4 ounces uncooked pasta
4-6 ounces cooked chicken, diced
1/2 -3/4 cup pesto
black pepper, to taste
Parmesan cheese, to serve

How To Make chicken pesto pasta

Step 1

Cook pasta of choice according to package directions. When it's almost done, drain pasta and save about 1/2 cup pasta water.

Step 2

Toss chicken and pesto together into the still-warm pasta pot. Add drained pasta. You may want to add a bit of the reserved pasta water.
Step 3

Sprinkle with some black pepper and parmesan cheese, if desired. Serve.
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