Nick’s Pesto Chicken with Rotini Pasta
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
Description
Wow, awesome weeknight meal…Son in Law Nick grilled chiicken breasts that he seasoned with garlic and parmesan. In my version I had chicken tenders to use so I sauteed them with italian seasoning then chopped them up for this dish. Your choice as to what chicken to use in this recipe, it is truly delicious either way!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb Chicken tenders, or chicken breast
- 2 TBL light olive oil, vegetable oil, or a combination of the two
- Salt & pepper
- Italian seasoning to taste
- Approx. 15 grape tomatoes, sliced in half
- Approx 2/3 cup prepared basil pesto, or more to taste
- Approx. 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese, or more to taste
- 1/4 cup dried basil, or 1/2 cup fresh basil chopped coarsely
- 2 – 3 cups Rotini pasta, cooked
Instructions
- Cook rotini pasta according to package directions.
- Pat chicken tenders dry, season with salt, pepper & Italian seasoning.
- Season a pan with the oil. Heat to medium and add chicken. Saute chicken about 4-5 minutes each side, until cooked through.
- Remove chicken from pan and place on cutting board. Cut chicken into bite sized chunks.
- In a large serving bowl, toss the pasta, chicken, pesto, halved tomatoes and parmesan cheese together. Top with the basil.
- Enjoy!
Notes
Serve this dish with a tossed salad or a Caesar salad. As mentioned, you can use grilled chicken breasts. OR, a quick shortcut – buy cooked chopped chicken breasts! Tyson makes a frozen product, John Soules makes a fresh product that can be found in the meat department – not chopped but that part is easy :).
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: main course
- Method: stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
Keywords: Chicken, pesto, Italian, quick, easy, pasta
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