Creamy Chicken Pesto Pasta
Made with fresh basil pesto and homemade pasta, this is an exceptional pasta dish
Equipment
- Pasta Maker
- Mini Food Processor
Ingredients
- 2 Batches Homemade Pasta (Einkorn or you can substitute for AP flour) https://northwestfrench.com/homemade-einkorn-pasta/.
- 1 Pound Chicken Breast
- 1/2 Tbsp Duck Fat
- Salt & Pepper
- 1 Cup Basil Pesto Sauce https://northwestfrench.com/homemade-basil-pesto-sauce/
- 3/4 Cup Heavy Cream
- 1/4 Cup Half & Half
- 1 tsp Salt
- Olive Oil
- Couple leaves Fresh Basil
Instructions
Pasta
- Prepare Pasta recipe. While pasta is drying, prepare chicken in the pesto sauce.
- Also, while pasta is drying and pesto chicken is cooking, set a large pot of salted water over high heat. Add a drizzle of olive oil to the salted water. Bring to boil.
Chicken in Sauce
- Cut chicken into 1/2 - 1" chunks.
- Melt Duck Fat and Brown Chicken.
- Once Chicken is browned, add Pesto sauce. Stir to combine chicken and sauce, until the parmesan is melted.
- Add Cream, Half & Half, and Salt. Stir until warmed through.
- As the Cream and Half & Half are warming through, add your pasta to the water and cook for 3-4 minutes, until it is floating. Be sure to stir when adding to the pot, to prevent it from sticking together.
Assembling
- Drain pasta. Add a drizzle of olive oil to the pot, and return pasta to pot and stir to coat
- Add Creamy Pesto Chicken to the Pasta in the pot. Stir to combine.
- Spoon portions into dinner bowls and garnish with fresh basil. Enjoy!
