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One of 155 pesto pasta recipes we measured

Pesto Pasta with Chicken

from www.allrecipes.com

It ranks #1 of 155 for brightness among the pesto pasta recipes we compared. 1,121 cooks on www.allrecipes.com rate it 4.5★.

hands-on10m
waitingnone
makes8
each$4.01
kcal328
levelbeginner
Needs:chickenAs 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: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

454 g1 (16 ounce) package bow tie pasta
4 g1 teaspoon olive oil
6 g2 cloves garlic, minced
3600 g2 skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
2 g1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes, or to taste
0.5 cup pesto sauce
81 g0.33333334326744 cup oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, drained and cut into strips

Method: 5 steps, published by www.allrecipes.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“This is a super delicious and easy dish. Like others, I made a few minor adjustments: I sautéed the boneless chicken breasts whole before cutting it up which made them pjuicy. I added chopped yellow onion and garlic to the pan with the red pepper flakes for a ” — a cook, 5★
“For how simple this is, and how quickly ut comes together, it was really good!! This is a GREAT weeknight meal! I did some some minced onions - which I started in Step1 and added the garlic the last minute before adding the chicken. I liked the pine nut sugges” — a cook, 5★
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