Penne with a Creamy Pesto Sauce and Chicken Recipe

May 30, 2012

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Such an amazing pasta dish. Delicious and simple. Make it tonight

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What You Need

  • Garlic Powder
  • 2 large chicken breasts
  • 1/3 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
  • Salt And Pepper, to taste
  • Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1/2 cup Heavy Cream
  • 2 Tablespoons Butter ( or margarine )
  • Store Bought Pesto
  • 12 ounces penne pasta
  • 1/3 Cup of diced tomato
  • 1 Tablespoon of sun – dried tomatoes diced

What To Do

Cook pasta as instructed on the box. Drizzle a little oil after pasta has been drained

Cook chicken ( season with salt, pepper; garlic powder) and slice into bite size pieces.

In a medium-size saucepan heat cream and butter. Stir in pesto ( about 3 oz).

Combine pasta, sauce, chicken, cheese; tomatoes.

Season to taste

Enjoy

5.0 from 2 reviews

Penne with a Creamy Pesto Sauce and Chicken
 
: Main
: 4

 
Simple but Amazing. Your family will love it.
Ingredients
  • Garlic Powder
  • 2 large chicken breasts
  • ⅓ cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
  • Salt And Pepper, to taste
  • Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • ½ cup Heavy Cream
  • 2 Tablespoons Butter ( or margarine )
  • Store Bought Pesto
  • 12 ounces penne pasta
  • ⅓ Cup of diced tomato
  • 1 Tablespoon of sun – dried tomatoes diced

Instructions
  1. Cook pasta as instructed on the box. Drizzle a little oil after pasta has been drained
  2. Cook chicken ( season with salt, pepper; garlic powder) and slice into bite size pieces.
  3. In a medium-size saucepan heat cream and butter. Stir in pesto ( about 3 oz).
  4. Combine pasta, sauce, chicken, cheese; tomatoes.
  5. Enjoy

Recipe is adapted from HERE

 

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Rose August 11, 2012 at 3:36 pm

Holy Cow! I can’t believe ho delicious this was. Rich and creamy. The Basil just sings! I wouldn’t change a thing about this recipe. Thank you!

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Budget Savvy Diva August 11, 2012 at 4:05 pm

Again Thanks!!! I love reviews

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melissa February 11, 2013 at 2:59 am

i made this for dinner tonight and OMG! this is sooooo good! taste like something youd order in a restaurant. i doubled the sauce and left out the sun dried tomatoes since i couldnt find them in the store. definitely something i will make again!

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Budget Savvy Diva February 11, 2013 at 3:04 am

Yay!!! It is one of my best recipes

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Alyssa February 25, 2013 at 8:11 pm

Making this tonite. Looks fabulous and I’m so excited to eat dinner. :) I have a nice bread and salad to go with it.

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jennifer April 24, 2013 at 8:38 pm

Thank you! My family loved this, it was delicious! We had all of the ingredients on hand and it came together so fast. Definitely adding it to the monthly “rotation”

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