Easiest Way to Make Pesto Cream Sauce Pasta With Chicken

Peas And Pesto Pasta Primavera

This creamy chicken pesto pasta is a must have recipe for your easy dinner arsenal!it's a vibrant, comforting dream dressed in a creamy yet light aromatic basil pesto sauce spiked with nutty parmesan and lemon juice (without any heavy cream!).

Recipe Summary Peas And Pesto Pasta Primavera

How to get kids to eat their veggies: Swap in the ones they actually like! Customize this delicious dish, made with our Traditional Basil Pesto, to suit your picky palates.

Ingredients | Pesto Cream Sauce Pasta With Chicken

1 (16 ounce) box Barilla® Penne

3 cups fresh mixed vegetables such as cauliflower, broccoli, carrots and asparagus, cut into bite-size pieces

1 ½ cups fresh shelled peas

2 (6.3 ounce) jars Barilla® Traditional Basil Pesto

¼ cup half-and-half or whole milk

½ cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

Bring 4 to 6 quarts of water to a rolling boil, add salt to taste and the Penne, and stir gently.

Cook pasta according to package directions adding the vegetables and peas for the last 4 minutes of cooking; remove from heat and drain well.

Meanwhile, in a large pot bring the Traditional Basil Pesto and half-and-half* to a low simmer.

Add pasta to the sauce in pot; heat through.

Serve topped with Parmesan cheese.

*Or reserve 1/4 cup pasta water and use in place of half-and-half or whole milk.

Customize it: Customization is clutch when it comes to making meals to please even the pickiest eaters. With this dish, any fresh vegetable mixture will do.

Info | Pesto Cream Sauce Pasta With Chicken

prep: 15 mins cook: 11 mins total: 26 mins Servings: 8 Yield: 8 servings

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