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Tomato Pesto & Chicken Pasta

At a Glance

Prep
20 minutes
Cook
20 minutes
Total
40 minutes
Servings
4 serving(s)

Categories

  • Chicken
  • Main Course
  • Pasta
  • Australian
  • Stove Top
  • Easy

Allergens

  • Milk
  • Wheat

Servings & Nutrition

Original recipe serves 4. Current scale: 1x.

Calories 938.5 per serving 3754 for selected servings
Fat 34.5g per serving 138g for selected servings
Sugar 5g per serving 20g for selected servings
Protein 47.6g per serving 190.4g for selected servings
Carbohydrates 102.9g per serving 411.6g for selected servings

2nd sons favourite dish. We eat this about once a month, though I vary the pesto, and occasionally add capsicums or olives.

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Equipment

Large frying pan or sauté pan, Pot for pasta

Ingredients

  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 4 slices bacon, diced
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 400 g chicken thigh fillets, cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 200 g mushrooms, sliced
  • 100 ml dry white wine
  • 100 ml chicken stock
  • 1 (175 g) jar sun-dried tomato pesto (or similar)
  • 1 (300 ml) container light cream
  • 50 g shredded parmesan cheese
  • 1/4 cup green onion top
  • 500 g pasta (of your choice-I prefer Penne)

Instructions

  1. Saute the onion and bacon until the onion is soft (about 5 minutes).

  2. Add the garlic and cook another couple of minutes.

  3. Add the chicken and mushrooms and cook until the chicken turns white.

  4. (about 10 minutes), stirring frequently.

  5. Add the white wine and allow to cook to reduce for a couple of minutes, then add the stock.

  6. Add the pesto and the crean and cook until heated through.

  7. Add the Parmesan and stir through along with the green onion tops.

  8. Serve over the cooked pasta and offer extra Parmesan cheese.

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