Family Chicken and Pesto Pasta

Name: Family Chicken and Pesto Pasta
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1tbsp Olive Oil; 4 Ready Roasted Chicken Breasts, shredded; 8 Spring Onions, finely sliced; 45g Parmesan, grated, to serve; 400g Penne, fusilli or rigatoni pasta; 250g Green Beans, trimmed and halved; 4tbsp Pesto; 3tbsp Double Cream

Poultry

4.0

10m prep time

20m total time

Easy level

8 ingredients

Family Chicken and Pesto Pasta recipe by Cherrypick

Whip up a cozy bowl of creamy chicken and green bean pesto pasta using pantry pesto and any short pasta—penne or fusilli are perfect. It’s an easy, crowd-pleasing throw-together, and the leftovers are spot-on for a work or school thermos the next day.

Method

Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.

Step 1

Cook pasta following pack instructions, adding green beans for the final 3 mins of cooking time. Drain and reserve a few tbsps of the cooking water.

Step 2

Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large frying pan. Add spring onions and cook for 1-2 mins until soft, then set aside.

Step 3

Add the shredded chicken in the pan and heat through. Stir through pesto and cream. Pop pasta and beans in with the chicken mix and stir to coat, adding a little of the cooking water. Season and sprinkle with lots of Parmesan.

Ingredients
Based on 4 servings

1tbsp Olive Oil 1 x Sainsbury's Olive Oil, Extra Virgin 1L
4 Ready Roasted Chicken Breasts, shredded 1 x Sainsbury's Roast Boneless Cooked British Chicken Breast x4 480g
8 Spring Onions, finely sliced 1 x Sainsbury's Spring Onions Bunch 100g
45g Parmesan, grated, to serve 1 x Sainsbury's Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese 200g
400g Penne, fusilli or rigatoni pasta 1 x Sainsbury's Penne Rigate Pasta 500g
250g Green Beans, trimmed and halved 2 x Sainsbury's Fine Green Beans 200g
4tbsp Pesto 1 x Sainsbury's Green Pesto 190g
3tbsp Double Cream 1 x Sainsbury's Double Cream 300ml