Last updated on February 16th, 2019
Quick Chicken Pesto Pasta
Every house has it’s staple go-to meal. You know, the one you can whip up in ten minutes while still claiming it’s healthy and nutritious? That’s what this simple pesto pasta (along with zucchini salad!) is for me. The other week I posted about my favorite Fresh Basil Pesto and this week I thought I’d show you my favorite dish to use it with!
This dish is beyond simple, quick & naturally healthy! It’s easily my go-to when I have no idea what to concoct for dinner and no desire to think too hard either.
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It’s a dish in which the ingredients are always on hand and it comes together fast- perfect for a busy mom!
While fresh pesto may seem daunting, with only six ingredients this pesto is easy to make and deliciously tasty. It sticks to the pasta perfectly and I love it because it adds a few more veggies to my daughters diet.
My go-to is soba (buckwheat) noodles as I find them extremely light and they don’t leave me feeling like I’ve eaten a house, however, any noodles will work so use what you have!
If you need a quick, tasty and healthy meal- this is it!
Ingredients In The Chicken Pesto Pasta
Serves four
- 2 chicken breasts cooked & chopped
- 1 cup fresh basil pesto
- 14 button mushrooms, sliced
- Soba noodles for four
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How To Make Pesto Pasta
Make the pesto if you haven’t already. Combine all ingredients into a powerful blender and blend until smooth.
Boil water and cook noodles according to package directions. Rinse and drain.
Heat some oil in a pan over medium heat. Toss in the mushrooms and sprinkle with a bit of salt and pepper. Cook for 2-3 minutes until just starting to soften.
Add in the chicken to heat. Lower the temperature slightly and add the sauce to the pan only to warm it (2-3 minutes).
Assemble your dish. Place noodles into the bowl and top with pesto sauce. Swirl it around to combine it and top with more parmesan if you’d like.
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Quick Chicken Pesto Pasta
Ingredients
- Pasta Ingredients
- Fresh basil pesto
- 2 chicken breasts cooked & chopped
- 14 button mushrooms sliced
- Soba noodles for four
Instructions
- Make the pesto. Combine all ingredients into a powerful blender (like a vitamix) and blend until smooth.
- Boil water and cook noodles according to package directions. Rinse and drain.
- Heat some oil in a pan over medium heat. Toss in the mushrooms and sprinkle with a bit of salt and pepper. Cook for 2-3 minutes until just starting to soften. Add in the chicken to heat. Lower the temperature slightly and add the sauce to the pan only to warm it (2-3 minutes).
- Assemble your dish. Place noodles into the bowl and top with pesto sauce. Swirl it around to combine it and top with more parmesan if you'd like.
Chicken pesto pasta is a fast, simple and utterly tasty dish! The soba noodles means that you stay full but won’t feel weighed down after eating which makes this meal perfect for a busy weeknight!
What’s your go-to pasta dish?
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That’s a must try!!!! I can’t believe how few ingredients it requires. I know I can do this one! May try it with zucchini noodles.
So so simple! I honestly eat it all the time haha It makes for the fastest dinner ever- zucchini noodles would be yummy!
I love pesto! I need to try this out asap!
Pesto works for everything- so yummy! Enjoy 🙂
Mmmm that looks delicious, going to save this to try it out for dinner soon. will let you know how it goes!
Sooo simple! And you can’t go wrong with pesto.. or pasta haha let me know!
Pesto is one of my favorite things! 😀 This looks super good! Hope I’ll get to enjoy it for dinner sometime this week! *-*
Pesto goes on everything! I love it too 🙂
I might need more garlic but I love it! It’s a good summer (end of summer) recipe!
Haha I normally more for myself too! But Everyone else seems to like slightly less- garlic rocks!
I love Pesto with pasta. This chicken pesto pasta sounds delicious and simple to make. I would love to make it for lunch asap. Thanks for sharing.
I’m a sucker for pesto pasta too! It’s so simple but so tasty. Enjoy it!
Pesto is so intimidating to me I really want to try it but I’m yet to use it. Will have to check it out because I love chicken with pasta!
Ah that’s fair! To me pesto seems really fancy but it so simple to make- which is why I love it haha
I love Chicken Pesto Pasta! This sounds super easy to make and that makes for a perfect dinner/lunch option ?
Pesto pasta is awesome!! I love this one for a quick dinner- makes life easy 😀