Easiest Way to Make Tasty Spaghetti al Pesto with Chicken

Spaghetti al Pesto with Chicken. This Low Carb Pesto Chicken and Spaghetti Squash Casserole is topped with mozzarella and tomatoes and SO unbelievably delicious! A one-dish Gluten Free, Keto Friend, and Kid-Friendly easy weeknight dinner! Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.

For this chicken pesto pasta, I like spaghetti or even a tagliolini (like spaghetti but flat) but you can use any shape you like. Shapes like spirals and penne also work really well with this but go ahead and use your favourite or what you have on hand. The wonderful thing about this glorious sauce is that it seems to hold onto all types of pasta. You can cook Spaghetti al Pesto with Chicken using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Spaghetti al Pesto with Chicken

1. You need of spaghetti.
2. You need 100 grams of basil.
3. You need 120 ml of olive oil.
4. It's 4 clove of garlic.
5. It's 1/2 tbsp of salt.
6. You need 2 tbsp of parmesan/pecorino cheese.
7. It's 50 grams of pine nuts.
8. It's 1/4 kg of spaghetti or any kind of pasta.
9. You need of Chicken topping.
10. Prepare 4 of chicken breast fillet.
11. You need 2 tbsp of lemon juice.
12. It's 1 tbsp of salt and pepper.
13. Prepare 1 tbsp of thyme.
14. You need 1 tbsp of Rosemary.

How to make chicken and pesto pasta. Add the pasta to boiling water and cook according to the instructions on the package. Meanwhile, grate the garlic, and finely dice the chicken. Heat some cooking spray or vegetable oil in a frying pan, then add the chicken.

Spaghetti al Pesto with Chicken step by step

1. Cook pasta per package instructions.
2. Season the chicken both sides in the following order: lemon juice, salt and pepper, thyme, rosemary. Let sit for 20 mins.
3. For the pesto sauce, put the ingredients in blender in the following order: Basil, garlic, salt, cheese, oil. blend until desired texture. add the nuts and blend for a few seconds, make sure that the nuts are not fully crushed.
4. Rub a bit of pesto sauce on the chicken.
5. Sear the chicken, on medium heat. 4 mins per side..
6. serve pasta, top with Parmesan cheese. cut the chicken to desired size per serving..

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