Hey everyone, it’s Brad, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, pesto pasta with grilled chicken and broccoli. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Melt the butter in the reserved skillet over medium heat. Add the chicken first that frozen broccoli. Pour warm sauce over the pasta and stir gently to combine; plate and sprinkle with shredded parmasan cheese or your choice of cheese.
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To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have pesto pasta with grilled chicken and broccoli using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken and Broccoli:
- Get 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- Get 1/2 tsp salt
- Make ready 1/2 tsp pepper
- Make ready 16 oz farfalle (bowtie) pasta
- Make ready 1 cup basil pesto
- Make ready 1 cup cherry tomatoes halves
- Make ready 1/4 cup fresh basil chopped
- Get Parmesan cheese
- Take 1 cup steamed broccoli, chipped
The broccoli should be firm and a bright green when cooked (al dente). In a large bowl, combine the chicken, veggies, and pesto until the chicken and veggies are coated well with pesto. Place the pasta and broccoli back into the large pot. Add the chicken mixture, pesto and parmesan cheese.
Instructions to make Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken and Broccoli:
- Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Grill the chicken until completely cooked. Transfer chicken to a cutting board and slice into strips.
- Boil the pasta until al dente according to the package instructions. Rinse and drain pasta and set aside. (I usually pour a little milk over the drained pasta to prevent the pasta from sticking together)
- Steam chopped broccoli and add it to the chicken and pesto mix
- Using a large bowl, mix together the pesto, pasta and chicken. Stir until well combined and place in the refrigerator until chilled.
- Stir in the cherry tomatoes and fresh basil immediately before serving. Finish with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
In a large bowl toss cooked pasta with blanched broccoli, cooked chicken, and garlic/tomato mixture. Add grated Parmesan cheese, salt, and ground black pepper and mix well. Drain the pasta and broccoli in a colander. While the pasta is cooking, thinly slice the chicken breast. Add the pesto and chicken broth to the skillet.
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