CHICKEN PESTO PASTA

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This is a nice simple to prepare & tasty pasta, if you don't have sun-dried tomatoes just use some fresh chopped ones & you can also experiment with different flavoured pestos, I usually use basil pesto but will be trying sun-dried tomato pesto next time.

Provided by Mandy

Categories     Chicken

Time 20m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 onion, sliced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
500 g ground chicken
1/4 cup prepared pesto sauce
1/2 cup cream
1/4 cup semi sun-dried tomato, sliced
250 g ribbon pasta
salt & pepper
basil leaves (to garnish)
shaved parmesan cheese (to garnish)

Steps:

  • Heat oil & saute onion & garlic until tender, add mince, brown well breaking it up with a spoon as it cooks.
  • Stir in sauce, cream, tomatoes & seasonings, simmer for 5-10 minutes.
  • Cook pasta in boiling salted water until tender, drain & toss through sauce.
  • Top with basil & parmesan to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 547.4, Fat 23.7, SaturatedFat 9.3, Cholesterol 139.3, Sodium 160.1, Carbohydrate 52.5, Fiber 2.9, Sugar 4.2, Protein 31.2

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