Serve the pasta with homemade breadsticks for a complete meal. This pasta is a great idea for Italian dinner nights and is on rotation with our other favorite pasta like the mushroom chicken pasta or our broccoli chicken alfredo recipe.
CREAMY CHICKEN PESTO PASTA-
Though this creamy pesto pasta recipe is an easy dinner recipe, it tastes amazing! Pasta with juicy chicken breast tossed in a homemade pesto alfredo sauce combined with homemade pesto – the perfect combination of flavors.
HOW TO MAKE CHICKEN PESTO PASTA-
You can have this delicious pesto pasta recipe ready in under 30 minutes!
Make pesto– Prepare half of a recipe of homemade basil pesto sauce, or easily substitute for store-bought pesto.Pasta– Meanwhile, cook the pasta according to package instructions. Drain the pasta and cover to keep warm.Cook chicken– Make a recipe of our pan-seared chicken breast. Cover the chicken to keep warm and set aside. Once cooled, slice or cube the chicken.Make alfredo sauce– In a deep skillet, prepare our alfredo sauce recipe or use store-bought alfredo. Add in the pesto sauce and stir to combine.Combine everything– Add the sliced chicken and pasta to the sauce. Toss until well combined.Serve pasta– Garnish with freshly chopped basil and parmesan cheese and serve!
PESTO PASTA VARIATIONS-
There are so many ways to enjoy this pesto pasta recipe!
MEAT– We used chicken breast in our recipe but you can easily substitute for chicken thighs, shrimp or sausage.PASTA– We used penne pasta for the recipe but just about any pasta will work great and now alter the final outcome.VEGGIES– You can add your favorite vegetables to the dish! Spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, mushrooms or asparagus will all work great.
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OTHER PASTA RECIPES-
Chicken Fettuccine AlfredoStuffed ShellsLasagna Roll-upsCajun Chicken PastaBaked Ziti
