Easy Pesto Chicken Penne
"I found this in the "Taste of Home: Cooking for 2" magazine and I've doubled it to serve a family. It's really easy and also really tasty. It also cooks pretty quickly, which is a plus for me!"
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 1 lb chicken, diced
- olive oil (for cooking)
- 1 (14 1/2 ounce) box penne pasta, cooked according to package directions
- 3⁄4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
- 3⁄4 cup sour cream
- 1⁄2 cup prepared pesto sauce
directions
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over Medium-High heat. The pan needs to be big enough to be big enough to hold the chicken and penne.
- Cook diced chicken until no longer pink (about 7-10 minutes) and juices run clear. Drain any excess liquids from the pan.
- Meanwhile in a bowl, combine Parmesan cheese, sour cream and pesto.
- Pour sauce over chicken and heat until warm. Stir in pasta.
- Grate additional fresh Parmesan over pasta, if desired. Serve with garlic bread.
- You can also saute sun-dried tomatoes to stir into the Parmesan mixture, if desired.
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Reviews
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Super easy, and really good. I reduced the amount of pesto to 1/4 cup and I added sauteed green onion, mushrooms and spinach, that made it a total meal by itself. -
Delicious! This made a great dinner. Thanks for a great recipe PSU Lioness.
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