Penne with a Creamy Pesto Sauce and Chicken Recipe

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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

Penne with a Creamy Pesto Sauce and Chicken

: Main
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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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