Pesto Pasta with Chicken

By Edoo

"Easy and delicious pasta with chicken. Serve with crusty bread and salad for a quick dinner. Use as much or as little pesto sauce as you like. Using homemade pesto will taste even better, but it adds to prep time. Enjoy!"

Ingredients

• 1 1 ounce) package 1 (16 ounce) package bow tie pasta
• 1 1 ounce) package 1 (16 ounce) package bow tie pasta
• 1 1 ounce) package 1 (16 ounce) package bow tie pasta
• 1 1 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 1 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 1 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 2 2 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 2 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 2 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 2 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
• 2 2 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
• 2 2 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
• to red pepper flakes to taste
• to red pepper flakes to taste
• to red pepper flakes to taste
• 1/3 1/3 1/3 cup oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, drained and cut into strips
• 1/3 1/3 1/3 cup oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, drained and cut into strips
• 1/3 1/3 1/3 cup oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, drained and cut into strips
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup pesto sauce
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup pesto sauce
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup pesto sauce

Details

Servings 8
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 30mins
Adapted from allrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute garlic until tender, then stir in chicken. Season with red pepper flakes. Cook until chicken is golden, and cooked through.

In a large bowl, combine pasta, chicken, sun-dried tomatoes and pesto. Toss to coat evenly.