Chicken vegetables and pesto sauce pasta

Pahola Gracia
Pahola Gracia @cook_6504733

This recipe will save you time for when you don't have time to cook or come home from work late at night and want to have a fast and easy dinner.

Chicken vegetables and pesto sauce pasta

This recipe will save you time for when you don't have time to cook or come home from work late at night and want to have a fast and easy dinner.

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Ingredients

15 minuts
8 servings
  1. pesto sauce
  2. 2 cupsfresh basil leaves
  3. 2 tablespoonspine nuts or walnuts
  4. 2 large glovesgarlic
  5. ½ cupextra virgin olive oil
  6. ½ cupfreshly grated parmesan cheese
  7. 16 ozBrilla thin whole wheat spaghetti
  8. 4 quarts (16 cups)water
  9. chicken
  10. zucchini
  11. tomatoes
  12. carrots

Cooking Instructions

15 minuts
  1. 1

    Add the pesto ingredients together in a blender

  2. 2

    Whole Grain Pasta Cooks in 6 - 7 minutes

  3. 3

    Boil 4 quarts (16 cups) water.. Add salt to taste and a little bit of oil.

  4. 4

    Get the water to bubble up in a medium heat pot.

  5. 5

    Then add the pasta to the bubbling water. Let the pasta get soft.

  6. 6

    Cut the chicken into 1-inch strips along the grain of the meat fibers. Then, cut the strips crosswise, with your slices spaced about 1 inch apart.

  7. 7

    Season the chicken cubes with your choice of spices or a marinade. If you coat the chicken in a marinade, discard the marinade when you finish with it to avoid cross-contamination

  8. 8

    Preheat a bit of olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.

  9. 9

    Spread the chicken in an even layer on the bottom of the skillet. If the cubes won't fit in a single layer, cook the chicken in multiple batches to ensure even cooking. If you crowd the pan, the steam won't be able to escape, resulting in poached or steamed chicken.

  10. 10

    Leave the chicken untouched to cook for 1 to 2 minutes, or just until the bottom develops a light brown sear.

  11. 11

    Turn the chicken with a spatula or wooden spoon to cook the remaining sides. Stir the chicken every 30 seconds to prevent sticking. The total cooking time should be between 7 and 10 minutes, depending on the size of the cubes.

  12. 12

    Insert an instant-read digital meat thermometer into a chicken cube when the meat is clear and the juice does not run then remove from the pan. When the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit, the safe minimum cooking temperature for the chicken breasts

  13. 13

    Cut the tomatoes, carrots, zucchini and squash in small pieces.

  14. 14

    When all the ingredients are ready add everything in the same pot and just mix so everything can get combine. When everything is combined just let it sit in a low heat for a few minuts just for the vegetables can cook. When you see that the vegetables are cooked then everything is ready to be serve and enjoyed.

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