Chicken Pesto & Pine-Nut Pasta
A delicious quick & easy pasta supper featuring chicken, pesto, and pine nuts.
Equipment
- frying pan
- pot for boiling pasta
Ingredients
Cooking Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon Olive oil or one cal spray
- 2 pieces Chicken Breast fillets cut into small pieces 2cm x 2cm
- 2 cloves Garlic finely chopped
- Salt & Freshly ground Black Pepper
- 200 g Button Mushrooms halved
- 70 g Pesto I use fresh but jarred is ok
- 25 g Pine Nuts
- 180 g Fresh Penne Pasta or whatever shape you prefer
- 2 handfuls Spinach optional
Instructions
Cooking Instructions
- Heat a large frying pan and add the olive oil and then the chicken pieces and garlic and season with the salt & pepper.
- Fry the chicken until really brown and crispy - don't move it too much, after 10 minutes add the halved mushrooms and continue until golden.
- Meanwhile, cook the pasta in a pan of boiling water until it is ready (according to pack instructions).
- Drain the pasta and return to the pan, add the pesto, stir well.
- Add the pine nuts to the chicken pan and stir until they are a little toasted, about 2 minutes.
- Finally, add the chicken, mushroom, and garlic to the pasta and stir. Optionally, add a couple of handfuls of spinach.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
Nutritional Information is approximate and intended as a guide.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 543kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 37gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 75mgSodium: 1462mgPotassium: 1058mgFiber: 4gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 4025IUVitamin C: 14mgCalcium: 114mgIron: 4mg
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