Grammy's Kitchen · Pesto Pasta · Chicken Pesto Pasta
One of 66 pesto pasta recipes we measured
20 cooks on www.thereciperebel.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 | 5% | 12% |
| protein add | 130% | 22% |
| dairy | 162% | 0% |
| aromatics | 1% | 1% |
| vegetables and beans | 1% | 18% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 14 g | 1 tablespoon oil |
| 340 g | 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts (cut into 1/2" cubes (about 3/4 lb)) |
| 3 g | 1 teaspoon minced garlic |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon salt |
| 0 g | 1/8 teaspoon black pepper |
| 360 g | 1 1/2 cups low sodium chicken broth |
| 366 g | 1 1/2 cups low fat milk ((or whole)) |
| 33 g | 1/3 cup basil pesto |
| 300 g | 3 cups penne pasta ((about 300 grams)) |
| 119 g | 1/2 cup heavy cream ((optional)) |
| 3 g | 1 teaspoon corn starch ((optional)) |
| 50 g | 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese |
Method: 4 steps, published by www.thereciperebel.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“This has become a family favorite since finding this recipe a few months back! Every now and then I switch it up and use the the sundried tomato and cheese pesto but the basil pesto is definitely our favorite between the 2. I follow the recipe exactly except f” — a cook, 5.0★
“This is so delicious! It was better than going out to a restaurant. I had leftover grilled chicken that I had marinated in lemon basil dressing and cooked on the grill. Just cut them and sauteed with the garlic and continued with the rest of the recipe. ” — a cook, 5.0★