Creamy Pesto Chicken Pasta Bake

Name: Creamy Pesto Chicken Pasta Bake
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 lb pasta of choice; 0.5 cup sun-dried tomatoes; 0.5 cup oil; 1 lb chicken; 1 tbsp butter; 0.5 yellow onion, diced; to taste salt and pepper; 1 tsp red pepper flakes; 1 tsp smoked paprika; 1 tsp oregano; 6-8 cloves garlic, minced; 2 cups heavy cream; 1-2 cups cooked broccoli; 2 handfuls spinach; 6-8 oz freshly shredded parmesan cheese; 8 oz freshly shredded mozzarella; 0.5 cup pesto; to garnish parsley

20m

Serves 1

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Creamy Pesto Chicken Pasta Bake

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20m

Serves 1

Directions

1Pour oil in a pan.
2Cook the chicken and remove it from the pan.
3Melt the butter and add salt, pepper, red pepper, paprika, and oregano. Stir to toast, then toss in the onion and sauté for about 4 minutes.
4Add the garlic and cook for another 30 seconds.
5Turn heat to low, pour in the heavy cream and stir. Let it simmer for a couple of minutes to thicken slightly.
6Add half of the parmesan and 1 cup of mozzarella cheese, stir until the cheese is melted.
7Stir in the sun-dried tomatoes, cooked broccoli, spinach, chicken, cooked pasta, and pesto.
8Top with the remaining mozzarella and parmesan cheese.
9Bake at 350°F for 15 minutes, then broil for another 5 minutes, or until the top is golden and bubbly.

Ingredients

1 lb pasta of choice
0.5 cup sun-dried tomatoes
0.5 cup oil
1 lb chicken
1 tbsp butter
0.5 yellow onion, diced
to taste salt and pepper
1 tsp red pepper flakes
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp oregano
6-8 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups heavy cream
1-2 cups cooked broccoli
2 handfuls spinach
6-8 oz freshly shredded parmesan cheese
8 oz freshly shredded mozzarella
0.5 cup pesto
to garnish parsley

Equipment

oven-safe saucepandutch oven

Tips

Sun-dried tomato pesto would also work really well here.
Full recipes in the caption.

Creamy Pesto Chicken Pasta Bake

Creamy Pesto Chicken Pasta Bake

Directions

Ingredients

Equipment

Tips

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