Creamy Chicken Pesto Pasta

Indulge in this creamy and flavorful chicken pesto pasta dish that is quick and easy to make. Perfect for a satisfying weeknight dinner or entertaining guests.

Ingredients:

• 250g pasta
• 2 chicken breasts, diced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 cup pesto sauce
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Fresh basil leaves for garnish

Instructions:

Follow the directions on the package to cook the pasta

Remove the water and set it aside

Warm up the olive oil in a big pan over medium-low heat

For about one minute, until the garlic smells good, add the minced garlic

Dice the chicken breasts and add them to the pan

Add pepper and salt

As soon as the chicken stops being pink and starts to brown, cook for another 5 to 7 minutes

Turn down the heat

Add the pesto sauce and heavy cream and mix well

Simmer for two to three minutes, or until the sauce is hot all the way through and has thickened a bit

When you add the cooked pasta to the pan, toss it around so that all of the creamy pesto sauce covers it

Add the grated Parmesan cheese to the pasta and mix it in slowly until the cheese melts and mixes with the sauce

Take it off the heat

Add some fresh basil leaves as a garnish

Enjoy while hot!