CREAMY CHICKEN & GREEN BEAN PESTO PASTA

Creamy chicken & green bean pesto pasta image

Grab some Italian pesto and greens from your storecupboard and rustle up this pot - penne or fusilli work well

Provided by Good Food team

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

400g pasta shapes
250g green bean, trimmed
1 tbsp olive oil
1 bunch spring onions, finely sliced
2 large ready-roasted chicken breasts, shredded
5 tbsp pesto
3 tbsp double cream
handful parmesan, grated, to serve

Steps:

Cook pasta following pack instructions, adding green beans for the final 6 mins of cooking time. Drain and reserve a few tbsps of the cooking water.
Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a large frying pan. Add spring onions and cook for 1-2 mins until soft, then set aside.
Add the shredded chicken in the pan and heat through. Stir through pesto and cream. Pop pasta and beans in with the chicken mix and stir to coat, adding a little of the cooking water. Season and sprinkle with Parmesan.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 593 calories, Fat 28 grams fat, SaturatedFat 10 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 56 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 5 grams sugar, Fiber 3 grams fiber, Protein 29 grams protein, Sodium 0.7 milligram of sodium