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Jamie Oliver Pesto Pasta With Chicken

Jamie Oliver Pesto Pasta With Chicken Recipe

Wish to make pesto pasta that is delicious, fulfilling and not at all difficult to make? Then Jamie Oliver pesto pasta with chicken is a great one to try. It is part of Jamie Oliver's 15-minute meal and gets ready in no time.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Resting Time 15 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Chef's Delight
Cuisine American
Servings 5 People
Calories 581 kcal

Equipment

  • Frying Pan
  • Casserole Pan
  • Saucepan
  • Blender
  • Tong
  • Aluminum Foil Paper
  • Knife
  • Chopping Board

Ingredients
  

For The Chicken

  • 200 g Chicken Breasts
  • ½ cup Ripe Cherry Tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
  • 1 teaspoon Fennel Seeds
  • 1 tablespoon Fresh Rosemary
  • 3 Garlic Cloves
  • 2 Red Chilies
  • teaspoon Sea Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Black Pepper

For The Pasta

  • 1 cup Beans
  • 1 Packet Lasagna Sheets

For Pesto Sauce

  • ½ cup Parmesan Cheese
  • 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
  • 1 tablespoon Virgin Olive Oil
  • ½ cup Pine Nuts
  • ½ cup Basil
  • ½ cup Almonds
  • 1 teaspoon Garlic
  • ½ cup Spinach

Instructions
 

  • Toss the chicken with sea salt, black pepper, fennel seeds, and rosemary leaves on the greaseproof paper.
  • Fold the chicken in the paper and flatten it with the help of a rolling pin.
  • In a pan, add the olive oil and fry the chicken with crushed garlic cloves and chilies. Turn after a few minutes until it turns golden.
  • Add the beans, after cutting their stalks, in a casserole pan and boil in salted water cook for a few minutes.
  • In a grinder, add almonds, parmesan, olive oil, and lemon juice and basil leaves after ripping the stalks. Leave some basil leaves for garnishing.
  • Add the garlic to the same grinder, add the cooking water of beans and salt. Blend until smooth.
  • Cut the Lasagna sheets into square sheets and add to the pan with beans.
  • Cook for a few minutes. Add tomatoes to the pan with the chicken and stir vigorously.
  • In the pasta pan, add the spinach. Cook it for a few minutes. Then, drain the water, reserving a small cup of pasta water.
  • Return the pasta, beans, and spinach to the pan and add the pesto. Cook it and add water until it will become smooth in texture.
  • Chop the chicken breasts in half and serve with the tomatoes and chili over the top.
  • Grate the parmesan over the pasta and add basil leaves over the dish.

Nutrition

Calories: 581kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 49g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 5.4g | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 5.4g
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