Creamy Pesto Chicken Pasta Recipe | 30 Minute Meal

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is a dairy-free alternative with a cheesy flavor.

Boil 2 cups of pasta according to the packaging instructions.

Add water and salt to a pot, cover it, and let it come to a boil.

Once boiling, pour in the pasta and cook until al dente.

After cooking, drain the pasta and rinse it with cold water to stop the cooking process.

Slice the chicken breast in the middle and cut it into bite-sized pieces.

Mix all the dry seasonings together in a bowl.

Pour half of the mixed seasonings onto the chicken and massage it in.

Heat olive oil in a hot skillet and add the seasoned chicken.

Cook the chicken for about 6 minutes per side until golden brown and cooked through.

Remove the chicken from the skillet and set it aside.

In the same skillet, add minced garlic and cook until fragrant and golden brown.

Add heavy cream to the skillet with the garlic.

Stir in the pesto and the remaining dry seasonings.

Add parmesan cheese to the sauce and stir until combined.

Add the cooked chicken back into the skillet.

Stir in the cooked pasta and mix everything together.

Let the mixture simmer for a few minutes, adding more cheese if desired.

Sprinkle dry parsley over the dish and stir to combine.

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