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Recipe for Homemade Cilantro Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken

Recipe for Homemade Cilantro Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken

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Cilantro Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken Recipe

Cilantro Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken

To make Cilantro Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken you need 12 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you do it.

Ingredients of Cilantro Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken :

  1. Provide Cilantro Pesto.
  2. You need to prepare cilantro leaves.
  3. Provide olive oil.
  4. You need garlic, minced.
  5. Prepare pine nuts, toasted.
  6. You need to prepare romano (or parmesan) cheese, grated.
  7. Provide salt & pepper.
  8. Prepare lime zest.
  9. Prepare lime juice.
  10. You need to prepare mini farfalle (bow tie) pasta.
  11. You need to prepare -6 chicken breasts.
  12. You need McCormick lime mojito marinade (Thanks Ray Ray, now I'm hooked! lol).

Cilantro Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken step by step :

  1. Mix McCormick marinade according to package directions and marinate chicken for 15-30 minutes..
  2. Grill chicken on the grill outdoors or indoors on a stove top cast iron grill pan..
  3. Let chicken rest for 5 to 6 minutes then cut chicken breasts into bite size pieces. Set aside..
  4. Toast pine nuts in a non stick dry skillet over medium high heat until slighty toasted and golden brown stirring constantly..
  5. To a blender or a food processor add all ingredients for pesto except olive oil..
  6. Slowly drizzle in olive oil from the top of the blender on low speed to form a thick sauce. Set aside..
  7. Cook pasta according to package directions, rinse and set aside..
  8. Add pasta back to pasta pot. Mix in pesto and stir to combine thoroughly over low heat to warm. Add 3 cut up chicken breasts to pasta and pesto stirring again to incorporate well..
  9. Use remaining cut up chicken breasts to garnish on top of the pasta. Can top with freshly grated romano or parmesan cheese and fresh cilantro leaves if desired..

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