Grammy's Kitchen · Pesto Pasta · Baked Chicken Pesto Pasta
One of 155 pesto pasta recipes we measured
from www.plainchicken.com
It ranks #1 of 155 for noodle texture among the pesto pasta recipes we compared. 2 cooks on www.plainchicken.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 155.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| protein add | 313% | 0% |
| dairy | 39% | 0% |
| aromatics | 1% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 560 g | 4 cups cooked chopped chicken |
| 454 g | 16 -oz spaghetti |
| 170 g | 1 (6-oz) jar pesto sauce |
| 178 g | 3/4 cup heavy cream |
| 425 g | 1 (15-oz) container ricotta cheese |
| 3 g | 1 tsp garlic powder |
| 336 g | 3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese |
| 100 g | 1 cup grated parmesan cheese |
Method: 5 steps, published by www.plainchicken.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I printed this one off too! Just one question, do you just chunk up the chicken and saute it, then add to the casserole before cooking, or do you stir it in later? I just don't want the chicken to dry out … Thanks!” — a cook
“YUM, now we're talking! This is definitely up mama's alley. LOVE pesto. Brillant idea adding in the chicken. Thanks for passing along the recipe.~ingrid” — a cook, 5★