# Chicken Creamy Pesto Pasta

A quick thirty-minute meal with minimal dishes.

- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- water
- 4 ounces parmesan cheese
- cloves garlic
- chicken thighs
- salt
- pepper
- garlic powder
- onion powder
- cavatappi pasta
- olive oil
- butter
- spinach
- 2 spoonfuls pesto
- 1 cup heavy cream

## Instructions

1. Boil a pot of water.
2. Shred as much parmesan cheese as you like; about four ounces.
3. Mince a few cloves of garlic.
4. Season chicken thighs with salt, pepper, garlic, and onion powder.
5. Salt the boiling water.
6. Add pasta to the boiling water.
7. Drizzle olive oil into a pan.
8. Cook the chicken.
9. Strain the pasta, but save a fourth of a cup of pasta water.
10. Remove the chicken.
11. Add butter to the same pan.
12. Add minced garlic to the butter and cook for one minute.
13. Add spinach.
14. Add pesto.
15. Add heavy cream.
16. Add pasta water.
17. Mix the sauce and let it cook for a few minutes until it is thick.
18. Add the pasta.
19. Mix in the cheese.
20. Add the chicken.
21. Add extra parmesan cheese.

## Equipment

- pot
- grater
- cutting board
- knife
- colander
- pan
- wooden spoon
- meat thermometer

## Tips

- Add some pasta water
- Use a meat thermometer.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@tinekeyounger/video/7487380102620122410?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/02e05ef2-5be7-46a9-b61b-6bb60c0ddb2a
- Extracted: 2025-05-26

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