Description
This Chicken Pesto Penne Pasta is healthier than the average creamy pasta dish and is packed with fresh ingredients like tomatoes, spinach, and mushrooms.
Ingredients
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- 1 lb. Organic Chicken Breasts
- 5 oz. Grape tomatoes
- 2 cup Chopped White Onions
- 4 oz White Mushrooms
- 1/2 cup White Wine
- 1/2 cup Chicken Broth
- 1 cup Heavy Cream
- 1/2 cup Grated Parmesan
- 1 tsp Minced Garlic
- 5 Basil leaf
- 2 tbsp Shaved Parmesan Cheese
- 8 oz Whole Wheat/Grain Penne pasta
- 5 oz Baby spinach
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1/2 cup Basil Pesto
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp Paprika
- 1 tsp Black Pepper
- 1/4 tsp Sea Salt
Instructions
- Begin by boiling the pasta for 7 minutes. Strain and set to the side.
- Butterfly each chicken breasts. Season both sides of chicken with paprika, salt, and pepper.
- Pre-heat large cooking pan to medium heat. Add chicken to pan and cook 4 minutes on each side. Once cooked, cut chicken breasts into medium slices lengthwise.
- Pre-heat a large cooking pot to medium heat, add butter and minced garlic, mushrooms and onions stirring occasionally. Add white wine and chicken broth then allow to cook for a few minutes.
- Add grated Parmesan cheese, heavy cream, garlic powder, black pepper and sea salt then stir and cook lowering heat to medium/low heat.
- Add pasta, spinach and pesto into the pot and fold ingredients together and cook for a few minutes then lower heat to simmer. Slice grape tomatoes into halves and at to pot.
- Serve pasta dish in a bowl and top off with shaved Parmesan cheese and basil leaves
Notes
When you butterfly your chicken breast, it cooks more evenly throughout.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Calories: 498
- Fat: 20.5g