Italian Recipe − Pesto Pasta with Chicken

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 (16 ounce) package bow tie pasta
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
• crushed red pepper flakes to taste
• ⅓ cup oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, drained and cut into strips
• ½ cup pesto sauce

Cooking Directions

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.
2. 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.
3. In a large bowl, combine pasta, chicken, sun-dried tomatoes and pesto. Toss to coat evenly.

Nutrition Facts

• calories328
• carbohydrateContent43.3 g
• cholesterolContent22.1 mg
• fatContent10.1 g
• fiberContent2.7 g
• proteinContent17.4 g
• saturatedFatContent2.5 g
• sodiumContent153.5 mg
• sugarContent1.9 g