Creamy Chicken Pesto Pasta

Name: Creamy Chicken Pesto Pasta
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Servings: 4
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: ½ cup pesto; Salt and pepper; 4 ounces (2 cups) packed fresh basil; 3 cloves garlic; 1 pound bowtie or penne pasta; 3 cups warm milk; 1 onion, diced; ¼ cup all-purpose flour; ⅓ cup olive oil; ⅓ cup Parmesan cheese; 8-10 ounces (about 2 heaping cups) shredded chicken; 3 tablespoons olive oil; ⅓ cup pine nuts

Preparation info

Servings:
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

Love Your Leftovers

By Nick Evans

Published 2014

About

You could use any number of pastas with this dish, but I think sturdy pasta like bowtie or penne works best. I included a recipe for just enough pesto, but pesto is a good leftovers dish in itself, so I encourage you to double it. You can freeze the leftover pesto until you need it.

Ingredients

Simple Pesto

4 ounces (2 cups) packed fresh basil
3 cloves garlic

Method

To make pesto: Add ingredients to a food processor and pulse until mixture forms a paste. Be sure not to overprocess it. Some texture is good.
Cook pasta according to package and drain. Reserve ½ cup cooking water.
In a large pot, add olive oil over medium-high

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