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chicken pesto pasta

Linky1 avatar
Recipe by
Carolyn Haas
@Linky1
Whitewater, WI

My basil is very prolific this year, so I made some pesto using a recipe I posted a long time ago. https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/sauce-spread/other-sauce-spread/walnut-pesto-kosher.html Came up with this for dinner using the pesto and some left over rotisserie chicken.

yield 2 serving(s)
prep time 10 Min
cook time 10 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For chicken pesto pasta

  • 4 oz
    uncooked pasta
  • 4-6 oz
    cooked chicken, diced
  • 1/2 -3/4 c
    pesto
  • black pepper, to taste
  • Parmesan cheese, to serve

How To Make chicken pesto pasta

  • 1
    Cook pasta of choice according to package directions. When it's almost done, drain pasta and save about 1/2 cup pasta water.
  • 2
    Toss chicken and pesto together into the still-warm pasta pot. Add drained pasta. You may want to add a bit of the reserved pasta water.
  • 3
    Sprinkle with some black pepper and parmesan cheese, if desired. Serve.
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