Chicken & pesto pasta

Name: Chicken & pesto pasta
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 400g pasta shapes; 250g green bean; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 bunch spring onions; 2 large ready-roasted chicken breasts; 5 tbsp pesto; 3 tbsp double cream; handful parmesan

Grab some Italian pesto and greens from your storecupboard and rustle up this creamy chicken and green bean pesto pasta – penne or fusilli work well

Prep

10 min

Cook

10 min

Total

20 min

Servings

Method

Cook pasta following pack instructions, adding green beans for the final 6 mins of cooking time. Drain and reserve a few tbsps of the cooking water.

Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a large frying pan. Add spring onions and cook for 1-2 mins until soft, then set aside.

Add the shredded chicken in the pan and heat through. Stir through pesto and cream. Pop pasta and beans in with the chicken mix and stir to coat, adding a little of the cooking water. Season and sprinkle with Parmesan.

Nutrition

kcal593 kcal

Protein29 g

Fat28 g

Carbs56 g

Micronutrients

Fiber3 g

Sugars5 g

Saturates10 g

Salt0.7 g

Chicken & pesto pasta

Grab some Italian pesto and greens from your storecupboard and rustle up this creamy chicken and green bean pesto pasta – penne or fusilli work well

Prep

10 min

Cook

10 min

Total

20 min

Servings

Method

Cook pasta following pack instructions, adding green beans for the final 6 mins of cooking time. Drain and reserve a few tbsps of the cooking water.

Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a large frying pan. Add spring onions and cook for 1-2 mins until soft, then set aside.

Nutrition

kcal593 kcal

Protein29 g

Fat28 g

Carbs56 g

Micronutrients

Fiber3 g

Sugars5 g

Saturates10 g

Salt0.7 g

Chicken & pesto pasta

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Chicken & pesto pasta

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