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To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook pesto pasta with grilled chicken and broccoli using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken and Broccoli:
- Get 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- Make ready 1/2 tsp salt
- Make ready 1/2 tsp pepper
- Get 16 oz farfalle (bowtie) pasta
- Get 1 cup basil pesto
- Make ready 1 cup cherry tomatoes halves
- Make ready 1/4 cup fresh basil chopped
- Make ready Parmesan cheese
- Take 1 cup steamed broccoli, chipped
Place the pasta and broccoli back into the large pot. Add the chicken mixture, pesto and parmesan cheese. A mixture of pasta, broccoli, pesto, tomatoes and cheese that is practically a meal in itself, especially with the cooked chicken. In a large bowl toss cooked pasta with blanched broccoli, cooked chicken, and garlic/tomato mixture.
Instructions to make Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken and Broccoli:
- Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper. - Grill the chicken until completely cooked. Transfer chicken to a cutting board and slice into strips.
- Boil the pasta until al dente according to the package instructions. Rinse and drain pasta and set aside. (I usually pour a little milk over the drained pasta to prevent the pasta from sticking together)
- Steam chopped broccoli and add it to the chicken and pesto mix
- Using a large bowl, mix together the pesto, pasta and chicken. Stir until well combined and place in the refrigerator until chilled.
- Stir in the cherry tomatoes and fresh basil immediately before serving. - Finish with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
Add grated Parmesan cheese, salt, and ground black pepper and. I basically boil the pasta and broccoli together at the same time, then drain them together. I've since made variations of it adding sausage in this Pasta with Broccoli and Sausage recipe, which is We call it broccoli & ziti and is usually the go to side dish for most things grilled or baked chicken cutlets. One-Pot Pesto Chicken and Brown Rice. Like this broccoli pesto pasta and this Caprese Pasta.
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