Pesto and Sundried Tomato Pasta
Ingredients
- 1 pound Farfelle Pasta or bowtie pasta cooked al dente
- 1/3 cup reserved pasta water
- 1 pound protein your choice chicken cubes, shrimp, ground turkey, chicken sausage
- 1/2 cup Pesto
- 1/3 cup Heavy Cream
- 1/3 cup chopped Sundried Tomatoes
- 1/2 Lemon juiced
- 1/4 cup fresh Basil for garnish torn or chopped
Instructions
- Cook pasta al dente, even a little under done, because pasta is going to continue to cook with sauce. I cooked my pasta for 6 minutes. Reserve 1/3 cup pasta water before draining pasta. Set pasta aside.
- In a large shallow pan cook protein, in a tablespoon of olive oil, until fully cooked, letting it get a little browned, this adds flavor.
- Now toss in cooked pasta, pesto, cream, and pasta water, toss until fully incorporated then add lemon juice, sundried tomatoes, cook for just a few minutes. Remove from heat top with fresh basil and....
Notes
Note: I used precooked chicken sausage for this recipe. However, I have used chicken breast cubes, ground chicken or turkey, and shrimp. Or no protein at all works too.
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