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easy pesto pasta with chicken and spinach

Easy Chicken Pasta Recipe (Pasta Al Pesto e Pollo)


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  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 2 people 1x

Description

This easy chicken pasta recipe uses 4 ingredients, is quick and super delicious! No cream, no dairy just a creamy and easily customizable chicken pasta recipe.


Ingredients

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  • 200 grams fusilli pasta
  • 2 cups baby spinach
  • 2 Tbsps. basil pesto
  • 1 Tbsp. olive oil
  • salt & pepper to taste (Smell & Taste)
  • 2 chicken breasts or rotisserie chicken pieces

Instructions

  1. Cook the fusilli pasta according to packet instructions.
  2. Heat a non stick pan, add the oil and cook the season breasts for roughly 4 minutes a side depending on thickness. Set aside. ORUse Rotisserie chicken pieces and season them.
  3. When the fusilli is cooked use a large carving spoon to remove the pasta into a bowl. Set it aside.
  4. Turn the heat off and add the baby spinach to the pasta water for less than a minute. Just to dip it in for a couple of seconds and remove it. Set it aside in a plate.
  5. Add the basil pesto into the pasta and mix with a pair of tongs while you keep adding a little pasta water to keep it flexible and creamy.
  6. Serve the pasta with the spinach and chicken. Season to taste and a drizzle of olive oil.
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Category: Dinner, lunch
  • Cuisine: Italian, Mediterranean