Hello everybody, it’s John, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, pesto pasta with grilled chicken and broccoli. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
This creamy pasta combines the fresh bite of broccoli with grilled chicken in a creamy almond milk and pesto sauce, and is equally good served hot or chilled. This post is brought to you by Almond Breeze. Grill the chicken until completely cooked.
Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken and Broccoli is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look wonderful. Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken and Broccoli is something that I have loved my whole life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have pesto pasta with grilled chicken and broccoli using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken and Broccoli:
- Prepare 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- Make ready 1/2 tsp salt
- Get 1/2 tsp pepper
- Prepare 16 oz farfalle (bowtie) pasta
- Get 1 cup basil pesto
- Prepare 1 cup cherry tomatoes halves
- Make ready 1/4 cup fresh basil chopped
- Get Parmesan cheese
- Prepare 1 cup steamed broccoli, chipped
While pasta cooks, heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Place the pasta and broccoli back into the large pot. Add the chicken mixture, pesto and parmesan cheese. A mixture of pasta, broccoli, pesto, tomatoes and cheese that is practically a meal in itself, especially with the cooked chicken.
Instructions to make Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken and Broccoli:
- Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Grill the chicken until completely cooked. Transfer chicken to a cutting board and slice into strips.
- Boil the pasta until al dente according to the package instructions. Rinse and drain pasta and set aside. (I usually pour a little milk over the drained pasta to prevent the pasta from sticking together)
- Steam chopped broccoli and add it to the chicken and pesto mix
- Using a large bowl, mix together the pesto, pasta and chicken. Stir until well combined and place in the refrigerator until chilled.
- Stir in the cherry tomatoes and fresh basil immediately before serving. Finish with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
In a large bowl toss cooked pasta with blanched broccoli, cooked chicken, and garlic/tomato mixture. Add grated Parmesan cheese, salt, and ground black pepper and. Pesto is easy to make from scratch with just a handful of ingredients. Its fresh flavor is the highlight of this super-fast pasta dish, packed with cherry tomatoes and chicken. Chicken Pesto Pasta is chicken and penne in a basil pesto sauce.
So that’s going to wrap this up with this special food pesto pasta with grilled chicken and broccoli recipe. Thank you very much for reading. I am sure that you can make this at home. There’s gonna be more interesting food at home recipes coming up. Don’t forget to save this page on your browser, and share it to your family, friends and colleague. Thank you for reading. Go on get cooking!
