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One of 155 pesto pasta recipes we measured

Chicken Pesto Pasta

from insanelygoodrecipes.com

It ranks #1 of 155 for brightness among the pesto pasta recipes we compared. 8 cooks on insanelygoodrecipes.com rate it 4.5★.

hands-on20m
waitingnone
makes4
each$8.40
kcal733
levelintermediate
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The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 155.

this recipe typical

Where it stands out

  • #1 of 155 for brightness
  • #1 of 155 for noodle texture
  • #1 of 155 for saltiness
  • #1 of 155 for sauce cling

Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

227 g8 oz (about 2 cups) penne pasta
3600 g2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Salt and pepper, to taste
2 g1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
27 g2 tablespoons olive oil
8 g2-3 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup pesto sauce (homemade or store-bought)
119 g1/2 cup heavy cream
25 g1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
60 g1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes, chopped (drained if oil-packed)
1 g1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional, for a bit of heat)
25 g1/4 cup fresh basil leaves (for garnish)

Method: 7 steps, published by insanelygoodrecipes.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“at 3:14 pm Hi, Jan! We are currently experiencing a glitch with the website provider, and it’s caused that feature to disappear. We are working on it and trying to get it back up and running ASAP. In the meantime, you can jump down to the recipe card. There’s ” — a cook
“at 5:11 pm Prepared this several times, always delicious. I always grill my chicken on our Bar-B-Que Grill instead of pan-frying it.I grill to 160 degrees” — a cook
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