# Creamy Pesto Chicken Pasta Bake

Creamy pesto chicken pasta bake is the most viral recipe of 2024.

- Total time: 20 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

- oven-safe saucepan
- dutch oven

## Tips

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

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNdhwdxDW/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/04dfbe53-eca8-4eaf-a6fd-6a50affe50e2
- Extracted: 2025-05-25

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