Basil Pesto Chicken Pasta

749 calories per portion
31g Fat
70.2g Carbs
46.6g Protein
https://youtu.be/7DVxD19BFlg?si=H56-qzK52JCblFTS
Basil Pesto Chicken Pasta
749 calories per portion
31g Fat
70.2g Carbs
46.6g Protein
https://youtu.be/7DVxD19BFlg?si=H56-qzK52JCblFTS
Cooking Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 200c (390f). Place a large pan of water on high heat and bring to the boil, add a pinch of sea salt.
- 2
Add in 750g of pasta and stir to stop it from sticking to the bottom. Cook for 1 minute less than the packet says. Remove and drain, keeping 50ml of pasta water for the pesto.
- 3
Add chicken into a mixing bowl, 2 TSP (5g) Onion powder, 2 TSP (5g) Garlic powder, Sea salt to taste, pepper to taste and add 1 TBSP or 20ml of olive oil. Mix it with the chicken to coat all of it.
- 4
Add a steel oven safe pan to high heat with 1 TBSP (20ml) of olive oil adding the chicken once hot. After 4 minutes they should get a nice sear, flip them and do the same again for 4 minutes.
- 5
Add chicken to the preheated oven for 16 minutes. Rest in pan to the side.
- 6
Optionally toast the pine nuts on broil setting until golden.
- 7
Microplane 2-3 garlic cloves. Remove the leaves from both basil bunches, use 1 of the stems and chop it up.
- 8
Add garlic, 30g (1.06oz) parmesan and toasted pine nuts to a blender on high speed. Scrape down the sides and do again. Add in basil, a pinch of sea salt/ pepper and 120ml of extra virgin olive oil. Blend until fully mixed. Place in the fridge.
- 9
Slice up chicken and tear it apart. Add it back into the pan and mix it to pick up the juices.
- 10
Either in the pan or a mixing bowl, add the pasta, chicken and then pesto, mixing it all through. If wanted some pasta water can be added to make it a little smoother/ creamier.
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