Easy Chicken Pesto Pasta With Tomatoes Recipe

5 from 1 vote

This easy chicken pesto pasta recipe takes just 20 minutes to make. Moreover, it's healthy and super tasty.

Course Chicken, dinner, Main Course, Pasta

Cuisine American, Italian

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Servings

Calories 964kcal

Author Mihaela

Get Recipe Ingredients

Boil spaghetti according to package directions in salted water.
Meanwhile, add all pesto sauce ingredients except olive oil, to a food processor; pulse until finely blended; Stop to scrape down the sides of the food processor for a couple of times.
Add the olive oil in a slow stream and continue processing. Adding the olive oil slowly, while the processor is running, will help it emulsify and keep it from separating.
Add about 1 Tbsp of pesto for each chicken fillet and coat well on both sides.
Heat oil in a skillet or non-stick pan and cook the chicken for about 5 minutes on each side, or until cooked through and no longer pink on the inside.
Add in cherry tomatoes and cook, stirring, until tomatoes begin to burst.
Remove the chicken from the pan and let it rest on a chopping board for 3-4 minutes, then slice it thinly.
In a large bowl, mix the cooked spaghetti with the remaining pesto sauce, tomatoes and chicken.
Toss, garnish with extra parmesan and serve right away!

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