Simple Chicken Pesto Pasta. Chicken Pesto Pasta is chicken and penne in a basil pesto sauce. This is one of those recipes that's great for a busy weeknight. You only need a handful of I had pesto sauce in the cabinet and needed an idea for how to use it.

Chicken Pesto Pasta Recipe Using Homemade Pesto. CHICKEN PESTO PASTA makes a great lunch or light dinner during the hot summer months! Use up that fresh basil and make homemade pesto or make dinner extra quick with jarred pesto! You can have Simple Chicken Pesto Pasta using 4 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Simple Chicken Pesto Pasta

1. Prepare 2 of chicken breasts.
2. You need 1 cup of vegetable pasta.
3. Prepare 1 tbsp of pesto.
4. Prepare 1/2 tbsp of butter.

Both work great in this simple chicken pasta recipe! When my kids were younger and we introduced a new. This chicken pesto pasta salad is quick, easy, and a great way to use up leftover chicken. The perfect make-ahead salad for summer BBQs, potlucks, or easy entertaining.

Simple Chicken Pesto Pasta step by step

1. Boil chicken breast.
2. Boil pasta.
3. Once chicken is a nice white color strain it and place in a pan with 1/2 the pesto and the butter for about 8 min on high heat or until light brown.
4. Once pasta is done strain and place back in pot with the rest of the pesto on ultra low heat..
5. Once chicken is done chop it up a bit. Then add both together, mix, and enjoy.

To make this pesto pasta salad really simple, I used rotisserie chicken. You can use any pre-cooked chicken and just toss it in there. Creamy chicken and broccoli pasta with the addition of pesto takes this humble dish to a whole new level. This recipe is a keeper and I'll make it often! It was quick to make and was oh so creamy.