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Place on a large serving plate. Cook pasta according to package directions in unsalted water. Drain and toss with pesto (see recipe below) and place in large pasta bowl or platter.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have cilantro pesto pasta with grilled chicken using 12 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Cilantro Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken:
- Get Cilantro Pesto
- Take 2 cup cilantro leaves
- Take 1/2 cup olive oil
- Get 3 clove garlic, minced
- Prepare 1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted
- Make ready 1/4 cup romano (or parmesan) cheese, grated
- Prepare 1/2 tsp salt & pepper
- Make ready 1 tsp lime zest
- Take 1 tbsp lime juice
- Prepare 1 lb mini farfalle (bow tie) pasta
- Take 4 -6 chicken breasts
- Prepare 1 envelope McCormick lime mojito marinade (Thanks Ray Ray, now I'm hooked! lol)
Cilantro lovers will love this pasta and chicken dish coated with fresh cilantro pesto. This Pesto Pasta Salad with Grilled Chicken is an easy and delicious weeknight meal. Serve it cold as a summer pasta salad or hot as a delicious winter Using a large bowl, mix together the pesto, pasta and chicken. Stir until well combined and place in the refrigerator until chilled.
Steps to make Cilantro Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken:
- Mix McCormick marinade according to package directions and marinate chicken for 15-30 minutes.
- Grill chicken on the grill outdoors or indoors on a stove top cast iron grill pan.
- Let chicken rest for 5 to 6 minutes then cut chicken breasts into bite size pieces. Set aside.
- Toast pine nuts in a non stick dry skillet over medium high heat until slighty toasted and golden brown stirring constantly.
- To a blender or a food processor add all ingredients for pesto except olive oil.
- Slowly drizzle in olive oil from the top of the blender on low speed to form a thick sauce. Set aside.
- Cook pasta according to package directions, rinse and set aside.
- Add pasta back to pasta pot. Mix in pesto and stir to combine thoroughly over low heat to warm. Add 3 cut up chicken breasts to pasta and pesto stirring again to incorporate well.
- Use remaining cut up chicken breasts to garnish on top of the pasta. Can top with freshly grated romano or parmesan cheese and fresh cilantro leaves if desired.
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