Pesto Pasta
- 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breast, cubed
- 3 TB olive oil
- 1/2 onion, diced
- 1 can diced tomatoes with garlic
- 1 can chicken broth
- 1 jar white alfredo sauce
- 1/2 small jar prepared pesto sauce
- 1 can navy beans, drained
- 8 oz fresh spinach
- 1 lb pasta
- salt
- pepper
- red pepper
- 1. Saute chicken in 1 1/2 TB olive oil. Set aside.
- 2. Bring water to boil for pasta; put pasta in once boiling. Follow directions on pasta box for al dente.
- 3. Saute onion in remaining olive oil until soft.
- 4. Add can of tomatoes to the onions. Simmer for a few minutes until some of the liquid evaporates.
- 5. Stir in alfredo sauce, chicken broth, and pesto sauce. Bring to a simmer
- 6. Add drained beans to the pot!
- 7. Continue to simmer while pasta finishes cooking.
- 8. When pasta is cooked al dente, drain pasta and add to pot along with cooked chicken and chicken juices (EW!).
- 9. Toss with sauce to heat chicken through.
- 10. Add spinach and toss until spinach wilts.
- 11. Salt, pepper, red pepper to taste.
chicken, olive oil, onion, tomatoes, chicken broth, white alfredo sauce, pesto sauce, navy beans, fresh spinach, pasta, salt, pepper, red pepper
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/pesto-pasta-53013131 (may not work)