One Pot Pesto Chicken Pasta.
Photo by Juliana Goodwin
Ingredients
Water for boiling
1 teaspoon salt
8 ounces rigatoni or penne pasta
2 tablespoons butter
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1/2 cup pesto or more to taste
2 rotisserie chicken breasts, diced
3/4 cup Italian or Parmesan cheese, shredded
Sliced basil and grape tomatoes to garnish
Directions
In a large pot, bring water and salt to a boil. Add pasta and cook according to package directions until al dente. Before draining, reserve 2 tablespoons pasta water. Drain pasta and return to pan. Stir in butter.
Reduce heat to medium. Add in heavy cream, reserved pasta water, pesto, chicken and cheese. Return to heat. Cook for 5 minutes or until cheese melts, cream thickens and starts to stick to pasta. Remove from heat,and let rest for 5 minutes. Sauce will thicken more.
Garnish with basil and sliced tomatoes.
Category:
Weeknight Wins
