Chicken Pesto Pasta

Name: Chicken Pesto Pasta
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean, Italian
Ingredients: 1/2 pounds chicken breast, cut into bite sized pieces; 1 pint grape tomatoes; 5 ounce container marinated mozzarella balls (the kind in the herbed oil); 1/2 jar basil pesto sauce; 8 ounces pasta

3 steps

Prep:5minCook:15min

A super easy dinner with just 5 ingredients and ready in 20 minutes!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:44:27 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories527.1 kcal (26%)

Total Fat27.4 g (39%)

Carbs47.9 g (18%)

Sugars4.8 g (5%)

Protein22.9 g (46%)

Sodium341.8 mg (17%)

Fiber3.5 g (13%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

0.5 poundschicken breast

cut into bite sized pieces

1 pintgrape tomatoes

5 ouncemarinated mozzarella balls

container, the kind in the herbed oil

0.5 jarbasil pesto sauce

8 ouncespasta

Instructions

Step 1

Season the chicken with salt and pepper to taste. Cook the chicken in a large skillet over medium to medium high heat until golden brown and cooked through. Halfway through cooking the chicken, add in the tomatoes. When they start to burst smash them with a fork.

Step 2

Meanwhile cook the pasta in salted water, reserve some of the pasta water for the sauce.

Step 3

Combine the cooked pasta, chicken, tomatoes and pesto sauce. Add in sone of the herbed oil from the cheese to taste. Add pasta water if the sauce is too thick. Mix well, stir in the mozzarella cheese balls.

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