Barilla® Creamy Tomato Pesto Pasta with Chicken
Barilla® Creamy Tomato Pesto Pasta with Chicken
1 hours total
This pasta recipe requires minimal effort. Once the chicken is marinated, the whole recipe comes together quickly. Barilla® Creamy Tomato Pesto is made with sun-ripened tomatoes, balsamic vinegar from Modena, and a blend of Italian cheeses. These flavors pair perfectly with Barilla® Spaghetti, smoky paprika, tender chicken, and freshly grated parmesan cheese.
Ingredients
Serves 8
| 1 | Box Barilla® Spaghetti pasta |
| 1 | Jar Barilla® Creamy Tomato Pesto |
| 1 | Pound Chicken breast, sliced into 1-inch pieces |
| 1 | Tablespoon sweet paprika |
| 3 | Tablespoons Extra-virgin olive oil, divided |
| ½ | Cup Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, grated |
| To taste | Salt |
Disclaimer
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Method
Step 1
Marinate chicken with 1 Tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, paprika, and salt. Let sit for ½ hour.
Step 2
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil; cook pasta according to package directions reserving ½ cup of pasta water.
Step 3
In a separate bowl, whisk together pasta cooking water with pesto.
Step 4
Heat a skillet until it is very hot, at least 2 minutes. Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a pan and swirl. The oil should be shimmery. Add the marinated chicken and sear on one side for 5 minutes. Turn the chicken and cook for an additional 5-7 minutes until cooked through.
Step 5
Once the chicken is cooked through, toss with the pasta, pesto mixture, and top with cheese.
Step 6
Serve in bowls and top with additional cheese.
Creamy Tomato Pesto Sauce
Barilla Creamy Tomato Pesto is a smooth blend of sun-ripened tomatoes, balsamic vinegar of Modena, and Grana Padano and Pecorino Romano cheeses, delivering an irresistible taste of Italy.
What is Pesto? Pesto is a sauce from Italy that traditionally consists of crushed garlic, nuts, salt, basil leaves and cheese. Barilla’s Creamy Tomato Pesto is a red pesto made with tomatoes, basil, balsamic vinegar of Modena, and an array of cheeses.
What can you eat Pesto with? Barilla Pesto is a quick and easy versatile sauce that is most commonly paired with pasta. However, Pesto can be used in a variety of different ways in the cooking process.
- Pack size 6.5 oz.
- Range Pesto Sauce