5.0 from 9 votes
Chicken Pesto Pasta
This chicken pesto pasta is the perfect summer or spring lunch. Make your own pesto with fresh basil from your garden or start with a jar of pesto - both work well!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 458 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 16 ounces bow tie pasta
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 8 ounces boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes drained and cut into strips
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 cup pesto sauce fresh or jarred
- ½ cup toasted pine nuts
- ¼ cup Shaved parmesan
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook the pasta according to package directions. Drain the pasta and place in a large bowl
- While the pasta is cooking, heat the oil in a large heavy bottomed skillet and add the chicken. Sprinkle the chicken with the paprika, onion powder, red pepper flakes, and salt. Stir well to coat the chicken in the seasoning.
- Continue cooking, stirring often, until the chicken has cooked through.
- Add the sun-dried tomatoes and garlic to the skillet and cook 2 minutes.
- Add the chicken to the pasta along with the pesto and pine nuts. Stir well to combine.
- Top each serving with Parmesan.
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Notes
- Feel free to swap the olive oil for the oil from the jar of sun-dried tomatoes. Extra flavor!
- This recipe works well with chicken thighs, too.
- We love the Kirkland pesto that you get from Costco. It's the best store bought pesto, in our opinion!
Nutrition Information
Serving
1
Calories
458kcal
(23%)
Carbohydrates
48g
(16%)
Protein
17g
(34%)
Fat
21g
(32%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
22mg
(7%)
Sodium
542mg
(23%)
Potassium
394mg
(11%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
905IU
(18%)
Vitamin C
7.6mg
(8%)
Calcium
106mg
(11%)
Iron
1.7mg
(9%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 458
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 | |
| Calories | 458kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 48g | 16% |
| Protein | 17g | 34% |
| Fat | 21g | 32% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 22mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 542mg | 23% |
| Potassium | 394mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 905IU | 18% |
| Vitamin C | 7.6mg | 8% |
| Calcium | 106mg | 11% |
| Iron | 1.7mg | 9% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.