Grammy's Kitchen · Pesto Pasta · Creamy Pesto Pasta

One of 155 pesto pasta recipes we measured

Creamy Pesto Pasta

from www.spendwithpennies.com

It ranks #1 of 155 for brightness among the pesto pasta recipes we compared. 14 cooks on www.spendwithpennies.com rate it 5.0★.

hands-on20m
waitingnone
makes6
each$1.44
kcal525
levelbeginner
Needs:chickencreamAs an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 155.

this recipe typical

Where it stands out

  • #1 of 155 for brightness
  • #1 of 155 for noodle texture
  • #1 of 155 for saltiness
  • #1 of 155 for sauce cling

Adapts cleanly: egg-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

340 g12 ounces spaghetti (about 2/3 package)
14 g1 tablespoon olive oil
454 g2 to 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 1 lb, diced into 1/2 inch cubes)
1 g1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1 g1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
salt and black pepper (to taste)
14 g1 tablespoon butter
8 g1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
242 g1 cup half and half
119 g1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
80 g1/3 cup chicken broth
75 g3/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup pesto
fresh basil
Parmesan Cheese
Pine Nuts

Method: 8 steps, published by www.spendwithpennies.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“Oh. My. Girl... You knocked it out of the park with this recipe! This is a keeper for our house from tonight forward. It was so rich and creamy. I followed your recipe but had to get a couple of different brands. I used Filippo Berio Classic Pesto (produc” — a cook, 5★
“Oh. My. Girl… You knocked it out of the park with this recipe! This is a keeper for our house from tonight forward. It was so rich and creamy. I followed your recipe but had to get a couple of different brands. I used Filippo Berio Classic Pesto (product of It” — a cook, 5★
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