Chicken Pesto Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomatoes

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Chicken and penne pasta tossed in a flavor packed creamy sun-dried tomato and pesto sauce. I used my super simple homemade pesto sauce recipe to make my pasta sauce but you can use the jarred kind if you don’t have the time or ingredients to make homemade. For the sun-dried tomatoes, I used jarred sun-dried tomatoes in oil that I bought at Trader Joe’s and it turned out great! You can find sun-dried tomatoes in oil at your local grocery store or you can use the oil free ones as well! This pasta literally flew off the table! It was a major hit and I am so excited to share this recipe with you all!!

• 1 tbsp oil
• 1 tbsp butter
• 2 large chicken thighs
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 tbsp flour
• 1/3 cup pesto (I used my homemade recipe, but you can use jarred)
• 1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes in oil
• 1/2 lb. penne pasta

1. Marinate chicken in lemon juice, salt and pepper.
2. Heat oil in a pan over medium heat. Once the pan is hot, add the marinated chicken along with the juices. Cover and cook for 10 minutes on each side.
3. While the chicken is cooking, cook penne according to the package instructions. Drain and set aside.
4. Remove chicken from the pan and chop into 1″ pieces. Turn heat up to high, add chicken back to the pan and fry until the chicken is golden, about a minute on each side. Remove chicken from the pan and set aside.
5. In the same pan you cooked the chicken, add 1 tbsp butter, along with the flour over medium heat.
6. Slowly stir in water and milk. Bring to a simmer, add pesto and sun dried tomatoes.
7. Add chicken to the sauce and remove from heat.
8. Toss cooked penne in the pesto sauce and stir to combine. Serve immediately. Enjoy!

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Chicken Pesto Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomatoes

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Course Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Ingredients

  

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp oil
• 1 tbsp butter
• 2 large chicken thighs
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 tbsp flour
• 1/3 cup pesto I used my homemade recipe, but you can use jarred
• 1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes in oil
• 1/2 lb. penne pasta

Instructions

 

Directions:

• Marinate chicken in lemon juice, salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in a pan over medium heat. Once the pan is hot, add the marinated chicken along with the juices. Cover and cook for 10 minutes on each side.
• While the chicken is cooking, cook penne according to the package instructions. Drain and set aside.
• Remove chicken from the pan and chop into 1" pieces. Turn heat up to high, add chicken back to the pan and fry until the chicken is golden, about a minute on each side. Remove chicken from the pan and set aside.
• In the same pan you cooked the chicken, add 1 tbsp butter, along with the flour over medium heat.
• Slowly stir in water and milk. Bring to a simmer, add pesto and sun dried tomatoes.
• Add chicken to the sauce and remove from heat.
• Toss cooked penne in the pesto sauce and stir to combine. Serve immediately. Enjoy!

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