Pesto Pasta with Spice-Crusted Chicken

Name: Pesto Pasta with Spice-Crusted Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Makes: 5 meals
Ingredients: ¼ cup fresh grated Parmesan or Pecorino Romano cheese; ¼ cup fresh grated Parmesan or Pecorino Romano cheese; ⅓ cup pecans, roasted if desired; Zest of ½ lemon and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice; Couple cracks fresh pepper; ¼ teaspoon kosher salt; ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil; 5 bags of shirataki noodles, 8 ounces each; Olive or avocado oil; Olive or avocado oil; Kosher salt and fresh pepper; Zest of ½ lemon and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice; 2 cloves of garlic; 1 cup fresh basil; 1 cup Italian flat leaf parsley; 1 teaspoon sweet paprika; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 teaspoon onion powder; ½ teaspoon dried oregano; ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper; 10 boneless and skinless chicken thighs; 10 boneless and skinless chicken thighs; Kosher salt and fresh pepper

Preparation info

Makes:
5
meals

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

Keto Meal Prep by FlavCity

By Bobby Parrish and Dessi Parrish

Published 2019

About

I’ll bet you thought eating a big bowl of pasta was off limits for keto? I did too, until I found the wonder know as shirataki noodles! Toss in a fresh pesto sauce and top with Italian spice-crusted chicken thighs for the ultimate bowl of keto pasta.

Ingredients

For the chicken

1 teaspoon sweet paprika
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1

Gluten-free
Pasta

Method

Make the spice rub by combining the paprika, onion and garlic powder, oregano, and cayenne pepper in a small bowl, and mix well. Season the chicken thighs with a generous pinch of salt and spice rub on each side. Rub the spice rub all around the chicken and allow to sit at room temperature for 15–20 minutes. Preheat a large pan, preferably cast-iron, over medium-high heat for 2 minutes.