Grammy's Kitchen · Pesto Pasta · Chicken Pesto Pasta
One of 66 pesto pasta recipes we measured
from therecipecritic.com
8 cooks on therecipecritic.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 66.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 25% | 12% |
| protein add | 258% | 22% |
| dairy | 157% | 0% |
| aromatics | 2% | 1% |
| vegetables and beans | 0% | 18% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 27 g | 2 tablespoons olive oil |
| 454 g | 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast, (cut into bite-sized pieces) |
| 2 g | 1/2 teaspoon onion powder |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt |
| 28 g | 2 tablespoons butter |
| 3 g | 1 teaspoon garlic, (minced) |
| 240 g | 1 cup chicken broth |
| 357 g | 1 1/2 cups heavy cream |
| 75 g | 3/4 cup grated Parmesan |
| 56 g | 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, (shredded) |
| 75 g | 3/4 cup basil pesto |
| 227 g | 8 ounces penne pasta, (cooked and drained) |
| additional salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper (to taste) |
Method: 7 steps, published by therecipecritic.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I just made it for dinner. It’s quick and easy to cook. And since I usually have all the ingredients available, it was a perfect weeknight dinner for my family. We loved it! It’s very tasty! Thank you for this recipe. I’m already thinking of making it again wh” — a cook, 5.0★
“Very good. I added spinach & cherry tomatoes along w/ red pepper flakes. Next time I will sauté the spinach in another pan so that the sauce remains thick. I also like to pound my chicken breast before cutting to make it extra tender. Great recipe. Ma” — a cook, 5.0★