Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, chicken pesto "pasta". One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Chicken Pesto "Pasta" is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Chicken Pesto "Pasta" is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have chicken pesto "pasta" using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Chicken Pesto "Pasta":
- Prepare Pesto
- Prepare 1 cup Almonds
- Make ready 1 1/2 cup Fresh Basil
- Make ready 1/2 cup Olive oil
- Get 3 clove Fresh Garlic
- Get 1/2 Juiced Lemon
- Make ready 1 Salt and Pepper
- Get Pasta
- Make ready 1 lb Organic Chicken Thighs or Breasts
- Make ready 2 Zucchini
- Take 1 Yellow Squash
- Prepare 1 Tarragon
Steps to make Chicken Pesto "Pasta":
- Cook the chicken however you would like. Boil it, grill it, pan cook it. Whatever you like best. I cooked mine in a pan with some olive oil.
- Thinly slice your zucchini and squash length wise into thin strips with a mandoline. Then use a knife to cut them into noodles. Kind of like fettuccine noodle size.
- Now to make your pesto use a food processor. Add all your pesto ingredients to your food process and mix away! Taste it to see if you need more salt and pepper or even more lemon, olive oil, or basil in it. Your pesto, your flavor.
- Add a tablespoon or two of olive oil to a large pot or skillet. Then add in your zucchini and squash along with your pesto and mix well. Let that cook down a bit, stirring occasionally, while you cut up your chicken into bite size cubes.
- Throw in the chicken and mix everything together. Let simmer on low for 5 minutes or so or until the zucchini and squash are tender and ?al dente? or however you like your pasta. Serve with a bit of tarragon on top.
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