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This Creamy Chicken Pesto Pasta recipe is ready in under 30 minutes!

Tender penne pasta with juicy chicken breast tossed in a creamy pesto alfredo sauce using homemade pesto.

Ingredients

– penne pasta – pan seared chicken – Alfredo sauce – basil pesto sauce

Make pesto– Prepare half of a recipe of homemade basil pesto sauce, or easily substitute for store-bought pesto.

HOW TO MAKE CHICKEN PESTO PASTA

Pasta– Meanwhile, cook the pasta according to package instructions. Drain the pasta and cover to keep warm.

Cook chicken– Make a recipe of our pan-seared chicken breast. Cover the chicken to keep warm and set aside. Once cooled, slice or cube the chicken.

Make alfredo sauce– In a deep skillet, prepare our alfredo sauce recipe or use store-bought alfredo. Add in the pesto sauce and stir to combine.

Combine everything– Add the sliced chicken and pasta to the sauce. Toss until well combined.

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