Creamy chicken pesto pasta recipe

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Creamy chicken pesto pasta

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Course

Main Dish

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

20 minutes

Servings

Ingredients

• 2 cups penne pasta uncooked (or use any pasta you have at home)
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1/2 brown onion peeled and diced
• 1 clove garlic finely chopped
• 300 gram chicken breast diced
• 1 zucchini grated
• 1/2 cup mushrooms chopped
• 1 tbsp store bought pesto
• 1 cup low fat ricotta
• 1 cup chopped spinach
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan
• salt
• Pepper

Course Main Dish Prep Time 10 minutes Cook Time 20 minutes Servings Ingredients 2 cups penne pasta uncooked (or use any pasta you have at home) 1 tbsp olive oil 1/2 brown onion peeled and diced 1 clove garlic finely chopped 300 gram chicken breast diced 1 zucchini grated 1/2 cup mushrooms chopped 1 tbsp store bought pesto 1 cup low fat ricotta 1 cup chopped spinach 1/2 cup grated Parmesan salt Pepper

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Instructions

1. Cook pasta as per pack directions.
2. While the pasta is cooking, heat a frying pan and add oil. Once hot, brown the onion add the garlic until fragrant.
3. Add the chicken and cook until brown.
4. Add zucchini and mushrooms, and cook for a further 5 minutes.
5. Dollop in the pesto and ricotta and cook for 3 minutes until all stirred through.
6. Throw the chopped spinach and parmesan in and cook until the parmesan is all melted through.
7. Turn off the heat, add the drained cooked pasta and stir through.
8. Season with salt and pepper and divide into 4 serves.

Recipe Notes

451 calories per serve

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