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Place on a large serving plate. Cook pasta according to package directions in unsalted water. Drain and toss with pesto (see recipe below) and place in large pasta bowl or platter.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have cilantro pesto pasta with grilled chicken using 12 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Cilantro Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken:
- Make ready Cilantro Pesto
- Take 2 cup cilantro leaves
- Get 1/2 cup olive oil
- Make ready 3 clove garlic, minced
- Take 1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted
- Make ready 1/4 cup romano (or parmesan) cheese, grated
- Make ready 1/2 tsp salt & pepper
- Prepare 1 tsp lime zest
- Make ready 1 tbsp lime juice
- Take 1 lb mini farfalle (bow tie) pasta
- Take 4 -6 chicken breasts
- Prepare 1 envelope McCormick lime mojito marinade (Thanks Ray Ray, now I'm hooked! lol)
Cilantro lovers will love this pasta and chicken dish coated with fresh cilantro pesto. Cook chicken tenders quickly on the grill and top with pesto made with cilantro and sesame seeds for a zesty, speedy dinner. You will love our pesto pasta with grilled chicken recipes. For the cilantro pesto: Add the cilantro, pine nuts, Parmesan, lemon juice and garlic to a food processor and pulse.
Instructions to make Cilantro Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken:
- Mix McCormick marinade according to package directions and marinate chicken for 15-30 minutes.
- Grill chicken on the grill outdoors or indoors on a stove top cast iron grill pan.
- Let chicken rest for 5 to 6 minutes then cut chicken breasts into bite size pieces. Set aside.
- Toast pine nuts in a non stick dry skillet over medium high heat until slighty toasted and golden brown stirring constantly.
- To a blender or a food processor add all ingredients for pesto except olive oil.
- Slowly drizzle in olive oil from the top of the blender on low speed to form a thick sauce. Set aside.
- Cook pasta according to package directions, rinse and set aside.
- Add pasta back to pasta pot. Mix in pesto and stir to combine thoroughly over low heat to warm. Add 3 cut up chicken breasts to pasta and pesto stirring again to incorporate well.
- Use remaining cut up chicken breasts to garnish on top of the pasta. Can top with freshly grated romano or parmesan cheese and fresh cilantro leaves if desired.
After making a pesto of cilantro, pine nuts, garlic, Parmesan cheese, lemon juice and olive oil, combine it with cooked pasta, grilled chicken breast and. Cook chicken tenders quickly on the grill and top with pesto made with cilantro and sesame seeds for a zesty, speedy dinner. Serve with: Quinoa and grilled asparagus. Nutirion Profile: Diabetes Appropriate Gluten Free Diet Healthy Weight Heart Healthy Low Calorie Low Carb Low Sat Fat Low. Chicken Pesto Pasta is chicken and penne in a basil pesto sauce.
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