Grammy's Kitchen · Pesto Pasta · Chicken Pesto Pasta
One of 66 pesto pasta recipes we measured
9 cooks on www.thecountrycook.net 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 | 24% | 12% |
| protein add | 104% | 22% |
| dairy | 52% | 0% |
| aromatics | 2% | 1% |
| vegetables and beans | 0% | 18% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| acid | 3% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 58 g | 1/2 cup pine nuts |
| 200 g | 2 cups fresh basil leaves |
| 9 g | 3 cloves garlic |
| 6 g | 1 teaspoon kosher salt |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper |
| 25 g | 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese |
| 28 g | 1/4 cup grated pecorino/romano cheese |
| 109 g | 1/2 cup olive oil |
| 15 g | 1 Tablespoon lemon juice |
| 454 g | 1 pound penne pasta |
| 238 g | 1 cup heavy cream |
| 420 g | 3 cups sliced or roughly chopped grilled chicken |
| shredded parmesan, (for serving (optional)) |
Method: 11 steps, published by www.thecountrycook.net — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Another excellent recipe by a favorite cook/chef. I followed the recipe exactly except I used a jarred pesto (not brave enough to use the food processor). Loved by my husband, son and myself. Thank you for sharing.” — a cook, 5.0★
“This recipe was AMAZING! I was in need of a great recipe for my high school cooking project. This was perfect.” — a cook, 5.0★