Grammy's Kitchen · Pesto Pasta · Creamy Chicken Pesto Pasta
One of 66 pesto pasta recipes we measured
36 cooks on littlesunnykitchen.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 | 211% | 22% |
| dairy | 79% | 0% |
| aromatics | 4% | 1% |
| vegetables and beans | 0% | 18% |
| salt | 3% | 1% |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 227 g | 8 ounces dried pasta (half a box, I used penne) |
| 14 g | 1 tablespoon olive oil |
| 454 g | 1 pound chicken breasts (about 3, cut into 3/4 - 1 inch pieces) |
| 6 g | 1 teaspoon salt |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon italian seasoning |
| 14 g | 1 tablespoon butter |
| 9 g | 3 cloves garlic (minced) |
| 178 g | 3/4 cup (180ml) heavy cream |
| 25 g | 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese |
| 50 g | 1/2 cup basil pesto |
Method: 5 steps, published by littlesunnykitchen.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I made creamy chicken pesto pasta using both the pesto recipe and chicken pesto pasta recipe. It was sooo DELICIOUS. I am Indian, and my dad likes a lot of spice in his food and he loved it too; which says a lot of about this recipe. I'll definitely be sharing” — a cook, 5.0★
“I made this for the 4th or 5th time tonight. My 17 year-old son saw what I was making and was seriously ecstatic —lol. My 13 year-old daughter said it is one of her favorite dinners. It is a winner for us and has been added to our dinner rotation. Thanks for t” — a cook, 5.0★