Quick chicken recipe for 4 people, takes only 10 mins; recipe has pasta, green bean, olive oil, spring onion, chicken breast, pesto, double cream and parmesan.
Creamy chicken & green bean pesto pasta
Course: Quick chicken
Servings
4
servings
Prep time
10 mins
Ingredients
- Parmesan: handful parmesan, grated, to serve
- Chicken Breast: 2 large ready-roasted chicken breasts, shredded
- Olive Oil: 1 tbsp olive oil
- Spring Onion: 1 bunch spring onions, finely sliced
- Pasta: 400g pasta shapes
- Green Bean: 250g green bean, trimmed
- Pesto: 5 tbsp pesto
- Double Cream: 3 tbsp double cream
Directions
- Cook pasta following pack instructions, adding green beans for the final 6 mins of cooking time. Drain and reserve a few tbsps of the cooking water.
- Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a large frying pan. Add spring onions and cook for 1-2 mins until soft, then set aside.
- 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 Parmesan.
