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EASY PESTO CHICKEN SKILLET | ALLRECIPES



Easy Pesto Chicken Skillet | Allrecipes image

This is a tasty budget meal that incorporates a handful of ingredients found in your pantry. The key to this cooking properly is keeping the chicken and broccoli florets an even size. I highly recommend freshly prepared pesto.

Provided by thedailygourmet

Categories     Main Dishes    Chicken    Pesto Chicken Recipes

Total Time 40 minutes

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

6 ounces boneless, skinless chicken breast, thinly sliced
½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
¼ teaspoon salt
1 pinch ground black pepper
1 tablespoon butter
1 clove garlic, minced
3 cups chicken broth
6 ounces gemelli pasta
3 cups small broccoli florets
1 cup grape tomatoes, halved
½ cup shaved Parmesan cheese
¼ cup whipping cream
¼ cup fresh basil pesto
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper

Steps:

  • Season chicken with Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper.
  • Melt butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook and stir for about 4 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Transfer chicken to a bowl and keep warm.
  • Pour chicken broth into the skillet and add gemelli. Reduce heat to medium and cook for 8 minutes. Add broccoli and cook, stirring occasionally, until completely cooked, about 5 more minutes.
  • Add tomatoes and cook for 3 minutes. Stir in Parmesan cheese, whipping cream, and pesto until combined. Return chicken to the skillet and cook until heated through, about 3 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 439.4 calories, CarbohydrateContent 40.4 g, CholesterolContent 68.3 mg, FatContent 21.1 g, FiberContent 4.2 g, ProteinContent 24.1 g, SaturatedFatContent 9.4 g, SodiumContent 1361.6 mg, SugarContent 3.6 g

PESTO CHICKEN SKILLET | CLEAN FOOD CRUSH



Pesto Chicken Skillet | Clean Food Crush image

Pesto Chicken Skillet

Provided by Rachel Maser - CleanFoodCrush

Prep Time 0 minutes

Cook Time 0 minutes

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 lb chicken breast, cut into bite sized pieces
2 cups ripe cherry tomatoes
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 lb crisp asparagus, ends trimmed
1/2 cup homemade pesto (recipe above)
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
fresh basil leaves, to garnish

Steps:

  • Season your chicken with sea salt and pepper to taste. Add pesto sauce and stir to coat. Let your chicken pieces marinate for 15-20 minutes.
  • Add oil to a large skillet over medium heat. Add in the asparagus and season lightly with sea salt and pepper, cook turning on all sides, for about 5 minutes until crisp-tender. Set asparagus aside on a plate. Add in the tomatoes and cook until they just start to burst, about 4 minutes. Set aside.
  • Add in your pesto marinated chicken and cook stirring frequently until golden and cooked through, about 8 minutes.
  • Return asparagus and tomatoes back into your skillet to heat them up.
  • Garnish with fresh basil and enjoy!

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