Pesto Chicken Pasta recipe - ingredients, nutrition and when to eat it
This pasta combines fragrant basil pesto with tender chicken, tossed with cooked pasta.
This pasta combines fragrant basil pesto with tender chicken, tossed with cooked pasta. It’s perfect for a spring or summer lunch when you want something light but still satisfying.
Western · 25 minutes to cook
Nutrition (per 466g serving): 605.4 kcal · protein 42.1g · carbohydrate 62.8g · fat 19.9g · sodium 1071.2mg
Nutrition source: one serving calculated from an ingredient table verified against "National Integrated Food Nutrient Database (standard data)" (Korea MFDS, RDA and Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries via the Public Data Portal).
Tips: Pesto can lose some of its fragrance if cooked over high heat for too long. Lower the heat or turn it off before adding the pasta and tossing everything together.
Tips: When draining the pasta, reserve 2–3 tablespoons of the cooking water so the sauce blends smoothly.
Tips: Cut the chicken breast into fairly small pieces so it cooks evenly all the way through in a short time.
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Ingredients (1 serving)
- Cooked pasta — 180 g
- Chicken breast — 120 g
- Basil — 15 g
- Olive oil — 1 Tbsp
- Parmesan cheese — 1.5 Tbsp
- Garlic — 2 pc
- Cherry tomatoes — 6 pc
- Lemon — 0.3 pc
- Salt — 0.3 tsp
- Ground black pepper — 0.3 tsp