Pesto Chicken Pasta

Name: Pesto Chicken Pasta
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 12 oz Pasta; 1/2 cup Pesto; 1 lb Chicken breast; 1 cup halved Fresh tomatoes; 1/3 cup Parmesan; 1 tbsp Olive oil; 2 cups Spinach; to taste Salt

Jarred pesto plus pasta water equals a sauce in thirty seconds.

20 min4 servingsUnder 30 min Family

Ingredients

4 servings

12 ozPasta
1/2 cupPesto
1 lbChicken breast
1 cup halvedFresh tomatoes
1/3 cupParmesan
1 tbspOlive oil
2 cupsSpinach (optional)
to tasteSalt

Method

Cook pasta; save some water.
Cook bite-size chicken in oil until done, 6–7 minutes.
Toss pasta, chicken and pesto with a splash of pasta water.
Fold in tomatoes and spinach; top with parmesan.

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