Hello everybody, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, pesto pasta with grilled chicken and broccoli. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
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Add the pasta noodles and cook according to the package directions or until al dente. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the noodles to a colander to drain and reserve the pasta cooking water in the pasta cooking pot. Cut the fresh broccoli buds into small florets, leaving as short a stem as possible; set aside.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook pesto pasta with grilled chicken and broccoli using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken and Broccoli:
- Prepare 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- Get 1/2 tsp salt
- Make ready 1/2 tsp pepper
- Get 16 oz farfalle (bowtie) pasta
- Prepare 1 cup basil pesto
- Prepare 1 cup cherry tomatoes halves
- Prepare 1/4 cup fresh basil chopped
- Get Parmesan cheese
- Make ready 1 cup steamed broccoli, chipped
Try using bow tie pasta for an added variation! Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Transfer penne to a large serving bowl and stir together with pesto, chicken and tomatoes and well blended, adding pasta water as needed to loosen sauce. The grilled chicken is also quite simple.
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.
All it needs is salt, pepper and Italian seasoning. The reason the asparagus and chicken don't need much added flavoring is because of the pesto that will become the sauce for the pasta. Toss pasta with broccoli pesto, adding reserved pasta cooking liquid as needed to coat evenly. How to Use Broccoli Pesto: Use it to dress up a turkey sandwich. Stir it into hummus or ranch for a delicious dip.
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