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Delish Pesto Pasta with Chicken Marsala Recipe

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This is my easy, go-to chicken and pasta recipe that’s ready in less than 30 minutes and fabulous on a weeknight. —Lorraine Fina Stevenski, Land O Lakes, Florida

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Delish Pesto Pasta with Chicken Marsala Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

15 15 30

Ingredients

4 cups uncooked penne pasta
2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into thin strips, divided
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
1 cup marsala wine
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 cup 2% milk
1 envelope creamy pesto sauce mix
1 tablespoon minced fresh basil
1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley

Directions

Cook pasta according to package directions. In a Dutch oven, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. Add half of the chicken; cook and stir until no longer pink; remove from the pan. Repeat with remaining oil and chicken; remove from the pan.
Add garlic and lemon peel to the same pan; cook and stir for 30 seconds. Add wine and lemon juice, stirring to loosen browned bits from the pan. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced by half. Stir in the cheese, milk and sauce mix. Add chicken; cook until sauce is slightly thickened.
Drain pasta; add to chicken mixture and toss to combine.
Sprinkle with herbs. Yield: 6 servings.

Originally published as Delish Pesto Pasta with Chicken Marsala in Taste of Home August/September 2012, p65

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Reviewed on Feb. 11, 2013 by nancyphudson

I've made this a number of times. It is a quick easy meal to get on the table after work and one that my family enjoys. I buy the Knorr's packet when they go on sale and all the other ingredients I usually have on hand so it's always easy to put together in a pinch. I do not include the fresh basil.

Reviewed on Jan. 11, 2013 by rockstaralice

My husband and sons loved this dinner. I used muscato wine instead from belle bolle. For some reason it will not let me click anything other than three stars but I would give it 5 :)

Reviewed on Sep. 27, 2012 by rockstaralice

slightly chalky due to the packaged pesto. Gonna try again with real pesto :D All in all my sons really liked it.

Reviewed on Sep. 27, 2012 by rockstaralice

slightly chalky due to the packaged pesto. Gonna try again with real pesto :D All in all my sons really liked it.

Reviewed on Sep. 02, 2012 by duxselden

I forgot to say that instead of the last 4 ingredients, I used Bertoni pesto, ready-made and just a bit of milk and a bunch of Parmesan to add some extra punch.

Reviewed on Sep. 02, 2012 by duxselden

All 6 of us loved this, even our pickiest boy!

Reviewed on Aug. 18, 2012 by howeavenue

I'm not sure what went wrong but this just turned out so-so. Everyone ate it but no one said to make it again! Maybe it was the packet of pesto that I used. It was Knorr. The texture of the sauce wasn't appealing and the flavor just wasn't good. I love pesto and was so excited to try it but this was disappointing.

Reviewed on Aug. 12, 2012 by workinmomTX

I liked it but it was a little on the bland side. I used freshly grated parmesan, maybe needed a little more salt. I will try it again. One of my sons liked it the other didn't.

Reviewed on Jul. 31, 2012 by amidi

Excellent! I made it as directed with one small exception--I left out the lemon peel. My picky family wants me to make it again, and I definitely plan to.

Reviewed on Jul. 23, 2012 by tlzellmer

My husband and I both loved it! I did however have to buy a few ingredients that I do not normally have on hand but it was well worth it and I cant to make it again. I served it with roasted asparagus. Even my picky 14 month old son loved it!