# Creamy Dairy-Free Red Pesto Pasta

This is a creamy, dairy-free red pesto pasta that is full of flavor and quick to make.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- Chicken breast
- 1 tbs Cajun seasoning
- 1 tbs Garlic powder
- 1 tbs Italian herbs
- Olive oil
- Minced garlic
- 1 Red onion
- 1 Red capsicum
- 2 tbs Red pesto
- 0.5 cup Coconut milk
- 1 tbs Flour
- 1.5 tbs Nutritional yeast
- 1 cup Chicken stock
- 0.5 cup Pasta water
- Baby spinach
- 1 tsp Paprika
- Salt
- Pepper
- Pasta of your choice

## Instructions

1. Cook off chicken with Cajun seasoning, garlic seasoning, paprika, salt, and pepper.
2. Remove the chicken when it's fully cooked.
3. Add in some garlic, capsicum, and red onion to the pan.
4. Add two heaped tablespoons of red pesto.
5. Pour in half a cup of coconut milk.
6. Cook the coconut milk through really well and season heavily.
7. Add in some flour.
8. Slowly mix through your chicken stock.
9. Add in some nutritional yeast.
10. Add some spinach.
11. Cook off the pasta of your choice.
12. Save about half a cup of the pasta water.
13. Add the pasta and pasta water into the sauce.
14. Add the cooked chicken back on top.
15. Garnish with fresh cilantro.

## Equipment

- Frying pan
- Spatula
- Tongs
- Knife

## Tips

- If you don't like the taste of coconut milk, cook it through really well and season heavily.
- You can substitute coconut milk with hummus.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Dx3w95/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/235742cb-c423-4433-b8a0-4c9f2196ef54
- Extracted: 2025-11-08

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