Easiest Way to Make Homemade Cilantro Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken
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To get started with this recipe, we have to first 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.
Had an abundance of fresh cilantro as I usually do, so decided to take a different approach to pesto with it. Fabulous! (L)
Ingredients and spices that need to be Prepare to make Cilantro Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken:
- Cilantro Pesto
- 2 cup cilantro leaves
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 3 clove garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted
- 1/4 cup romano (or parmesan) cheese, grated
- 1/2 tsp salt & pepper
- 1 tsp lime zest
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 1 lb mini farfalle (bow tie) pasta
- 4 -6 chicken breasts
- 1 envelope McCormick lime mojito marinade (Thanks Ray Ray, now I'm hooked! lol)
Steps 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.
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