Grammy's Kitchen · Pesto Pasta · Chicken and Pasta With Lemon Pesto
One of 155 pesto pasta recipes we measured
It ranks #1 of 155 for brightness among the pesto pasta recipes we compared. 115 cooks on www.thespruceeats.com rate it 4.4★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 155.
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Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 454 g | 1 (16-ounce) package linguine or spaghetti pasta |
| 28 g | 2 tablespoons unsalted butter |
| 27 g | 2 tablespoons olive oil |
| 9 g | 3 cloves garlic (minced) |
| 9000 g | 5 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (cubed) |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon salt |
| 0 g | 1/8 teaspoon white pepper |
| 238 g | 1 cup heavy cream |
| 255 g | 1 (9-ounce) package basil pesto (divided) |
| 61 g | 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (divided) |
| 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest | |
| 33 g | 1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese |
| 290 g | 2 cups frozen baby peas |
Method: 13 steps, published by www.thespruceeats.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“*bleep* me that was rich but so. good. I added blanched asparagus and sun dried tomatoes. I would specify light cream instead of heavy cream because this is a seriously rich dinner. I suggest something acidic to go with it- prosecco or a salad with a nice vina” — a cook
“Tried this on a win one night and oh my goodness I've been making it ever since and this was a few years ago! It's a family favorite with the exception of my son due to his nut allergy, but I have to make at least two batches every time for the four of us that” — a cook, 5★