Italy

Chicken pesto pasta

Name: Chicken pesto pasta
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian American
Ingredients: 320 g penne or fusilli pasta; 400 g boneless breast sliced chicken, boneless; 4 tbsp divided olive oil; 2 big handfuls basil leaves; 3 tbsp or pine nuts cashews; 1/3 cup grated parmesan; 2 cloves garlic; 2 tsp lemon juice; a punnet cherry tomatoes tomato; 2 handfuls spinach; Black pepper, to taste; Salt, to taste

Basil pesto, seared chicken, burst tomatoes. The meal prep pasta that tastes great cold too.

25 minTime

38 gProtein each

mildSpice

Genoa meets the grill pan2 chapters · 1 min read

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Grandma's wayBasil pesto, chicken, tomatoes, pasta.

The original

637kcalsame

38 gproteinsame

4 gfibresame

25minutessame

Chicken pesto pasta.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Pasta320 g penne or fusilli

Chicken, boneless400 g boneless breast, sliced

Olive oil4 tbsp, divided

Basil leaves2 big handfuls

Cashews3 tbsp, or pine nuts

Parmesan⅓ cup grated

Garlic2 cloves

Lemon juice2 tsp

Tomatoa punnet cherry tomatoes

Spinach2 handfuls

Black pepperto taste

Saltto taste

Method

4 steps

1Blend basil, cashews, parmesan, garlic, lemon, salt and 3 tbsp olive oil into a pesto.
2Cook the pasta in well salted water until al dente. Save a cup of pasta water.
3Season the chicken and sear in the remaining oil until golden and cooked through, with no pink remaining. Add the tomatoes until they blister.
4Off the heat, toss the pasta, chicken, tomatoes and spinach with the pesto, loosening with pasta water.

Serve it like this

Pile into warm bowls with extra parmesan and basil, or pack cold in meal prep boxes with a lemon wedge.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Italy

Chicken pesto pasta

Basil pesto, seared chicken, burst tomatoes. The meal prep pasta that tastes great cold too.

25 minTime

38 gProtein each

mildSpice

Genoa meets the grill pan2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayBasil pesto, chicken, tomatoes, pasta.

The original

637kcalsame

38 gproteinsame

4 gfibresame

25minutessame

Chicken pesto pasta.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Pasta320 g penne or fusilli

Chicken, boneless400 g boneless breast, sliced

Olive oil4 tbsp, divided

Basil leaves2 big handfuls

Cashews3 tbsp, or pine nuts

Parmesan⅓ cup grated

Garlic2 cloves

Lemon juice2 tsp

Tomatoa punnet cherry tomatoes

Spinach2 handfuls

Black pepperto taste

Saltto taste

Method

4 steps

1Blend basil, cashews, parmesan, garlic, lemon, salt and 3 tbsp olive oil into a pesto.
2Cook the pasta in well salted water until al dente. Save a cup of pasta water.
3Season the chicken and sear in the remaining oil until golden and cooked through, with no pink remaining. Add the tomatoes until they blister.
4Off the heat, toss the pasta, chicken, tomatoes and spinach with the pesto, loosening with pasta water.

Serve it like this

Pile into warm bowls with extra parmesan and basil, or pack cold in meal prep boxes with a lemon wedge.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Chicken pesto pasta

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Ingredients

Method

Chicken pesto pasta

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

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