Grammy's Kitchen · Pesto Pasta · Chicken Pesto Pasta
One of 66 pesto pasta recipes we measured
It ranks #1 of 66 for noodle texture among the pesto pasta recipes we compared. 68 cooks on www.dinneratthezoo.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 | 4% | 12% |
| protein add | 141% | 22% |
| aromatics | 1% | 1% |
| vegetables and beans | 71% | 18% |
| salt | 0% | 1% |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 14 g | 1 tablespoon olive oil |
| 454 g | 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts (cut into bite sized pieces) |
| salt and pepper to taste | |
| 4 g | 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic |
| 2 g | 3/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning |
| 340 g | 12 ounces short pasta (such as farfalle) |
| 100 g | 1 cup basil pesto (look for it in the refrigerated section) |
| 242 g | 1 cup cherry tomatoes (halved) |
| 25 g | 1/4 cup finely grated parmesan cheese |
| 6 g | 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley (can also use basil) |
Method: 7 steps, published by www.dinneratthezoo.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“A fast, easy and delicious recipe! I used leftover chicken breasts and warmed them with the other ingredients. Among those were those listed, mushrooms and roasted peppers from my pantry. I used the pesto and thinned it a little with some pasta water becaus” — a cook, 5.0★
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