Grammy's Kitchen · Pesto Pasta · Chicken Pesto Pasta
One of 66 pesto pasta recipes we measured
from preppykitchen.com
9 cooks on preppykitchen.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 66.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 8% | 12% |
| protein add | 181% | 22% |
| dairy | 70% | 0% |
| aromatics | 3% | 1% |
| vegetables and beans | 47% | 18% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 41 g | 3 tablespoons olive oil |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper |
| 2 g | 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper |
| 340 g | 3/4 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts ((about 1 breast), diced into 1/2-inch pieces) |
| 6 g | 2 cloves garlic (minced) |
| 225 g | 8 ounces dry Penne pasta noodles ((225g)) |
| 480 g | 2 cups chicken broth ((480ml)) |
| 50 g | 1/2 cup basil pesto ((120ml)) |
| 119 g | 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream ((120ml)) |
| 60 g | 1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes |
| 80 g | 1 cup grated parmesan ((80g)) |
| 25 g | 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves (torn) |
Method: 5 steps, published by preppykitchen.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Recipe is easy to make and the family loves it.” — a cook, 5.0★