Basil Pesto Pasta with Chicken

Ingredients

• 200 grams pasta for 2 servings
• 1 each chicken breasts
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or olive oil
• 1 small onions chopped
• 2 tablespoons whipped cream
• 3 tablespoons basil fresh
• chopped
• 1 tablespoon parsley leaves fresh
• chopped
• 2 tablespoons parmesan
• parmigiano-reggiano cheese
• grated
• 1 tablespoon almonds or pine nuts
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 small garlic cloves
• 1 x salt and black pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Process all pesto ingredients in a food processor or blender.
2. Add more olive oil if you see pesto sauce is dry.
3. Mix pesto with the cream in a saucepan and slowly warm it on low-heat.
4. In a frying pan, cook onion with oil for 2 min.
5. Add chicken breast and fry 5 to 8 min on each side.
6. Meanwhile, in a separate pan, bring 4 cups of water with some salt to boil.
7. Add pasta and cook for 5 to 10 min.
8. Drain the pasta.
9. Blend pesto and cream mix with pasta and serve with the chicken on top.
10. You can also cut chicken into small pieces and mix with the pasta before serving.