Pesto Chicken Pasta Recipe

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Prepared pesto accents this warm pasta toss that calls for convenient rotisserie chicken. This recipe is prepared with cellentani pasta. If you can't find it, use 16 ounces of spiral pasta instead.—Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Greendale, Wisconsin

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Pesto Chicken Pasta Recipe
  • Prep/Total Time: 20 min.
  • Yield: 6 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 1 package (16 ounces) cellentani or spiral pasta
  • 2 cups cubed rotisserie chicken
  • 1 cup chopped fresh tomatoes
  • 1 container (7 ounces) prepared pesto
  • 1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted

Directions

  • Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a nonstick skillet, saute chicken and tomatoes for 2 minutes. Stir in pesto; heat through. Drain pasta; toss with chicken mixture. Sprinkle with pine nuts. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1-1/4 cups) equals 597 calories, 26 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 50 mg cholesterol, 543 mg sodium, 60 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 32 g protein.

Originally published as Pesto Chicken Pasta in Quick Cooking January/February 2006, p15

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Pine Nuts

Also know as pignolia or pinon, the pine nut is the small seed from one of several pine tree varieties. They are small elongated ivory-colored nuts measuring about 3/8 inch long and having a soft texture and a buttery flavor. Frequently used in Italian dishes and sauces such as pesto, pine nuts are often toasted to enhance their flavor.

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