Grammy's Kitchen · Pesto Pasta · Chicken Pesto Pasta
One of 66 pesto pasta recipes we measured
from www.plainchicken.com
It ranks #1 of 66 for noodle texture among the pesto pasta recipes we compared. 5 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 66.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 12% | 12% |
| protein add | 222% | 22% |
| dairy | 210% | 0% |
| aromatics | 7% | 1% |
| vegetables and beans | 0% | 18% |
| salt | 0% | 1% |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 227 g | 8- ounces pasta |
| 454 g | 1 -lb boneless skinless chicken breasts (cut into bite-sized pieces) |
| 8 g | 1 Tbsp garlic and herb seasoning |
| 27 g | 2 Tbsp olive oil |
| 8 g | 1 Tbsp minced garlic |
| 38 g | 6 Tbsp basil pesto |
| 476 g | 2 cups heavy cream |
| 50 g | 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese |
Method: 4 steps, published by www.plainchicken.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.