How to make Pesto Chicken Pasta
Our easy mid-week meal is full of flavour as well as being quick and easy to make. Find all the ingredients for our pesto chicken pasta recipe below.
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Serves: 1
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Difficulty: Easy
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Prep Time:
5 mins -
Cook Time: 15 mins
Discover our healthy chicken pasta recipe. Made with delicious red pesto our easy chicken pasta recipe is the perfect week night dinner for all the family.
What you'll need
75g uncooked fusilli
150g chopped skinless chicken breast
5ml olive oil
20g red pesto
½ chopped red pepper
½ chopped onion
1 crushed garlic clove
5g grated parmesan
Method
- Add fusilli to a saucepan of boiling water and simmer for 6-8 minutes until tender. Then drain
- Preheat pan. Then add olive oil, garlic and onion. Cook for 2 minutes before adding the chicken. Cook for a further 5 minutes until chicken is cooked through
- At this point, add and mix in the red pesto, red pepper and black pepper.
- Stir in the drained penne and heat for a further minute before serving up with parmesan and more black pepper
Nutritional Info:
587 calories
45g protein
68g carbs
15g fat
And that’s how to make chicken pesto pasta at home. You just can’t beat a delicious bowl of pesto pasta on a cold, winter’s evening. Top up on the ingredients for pesto pasta from your local SPAR. Explore our grocery range to see what we’ve got in store for our customers, or for more foodie fun, sign up to our newsletter for more content with The Fitness Chef, competitions and our best deals. Because if you love our easy red pesto chicken pasta recipe, you’ll love everything else we have to offer.