Chicken Pesto & Pine-Nut Pasta

A delicious quit & easy pasta supper

Course Main

Cuisine English

Keyword chicken, easy supper, Pasta, pesto, pine nuts

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Servings

Calories 543kcal

1 teaspoon Olive oil or one cal spray
2 Chicken Breast fillets cut into small pieces 2cm x 2cm
2 Cloves Garlic finely chopped
Salt & Freshly ground Black Pepper
200 g Button Mushrooms halved
70 g Pesto - I use fresh but jarred is ok
25 g Pine Nuts
180 g Fresh Penne Pasta or whatever shape you prefer 2 handfuls of Spinach (optional)
2 handfuls of Spinach optional

Heat a large frying pan and add the olive oil and then the chicken pieces and garlic and season with the salt & pepper
Now this bit is REALLY important - you need to fry the chicken and get it really brown and crispy - so don't move it around the pan too much, after 10 minutes add the halved mushrooms, continue to cook until golden
Meanwhile cook the pasta in a pan of boiling water until it is ready (according on pack instructions)
Drain the pasta and return to pan , add the pesto, stir well
Add the pine nuts to the chicken pan and stir until they are a little toasted, about 2 minutes
Finally add the chicken, mushroom and garlic to the pasta and stir (why not throw a couple of handfuls of spinach in? )
Serve immediately

**** Nutritional Information is approximate and intended as a guide