Recipe of Quick Cilantro Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken

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This pesto incorporates ingredients Disbrowe finds on the ranch: cilantro and pecans. Cotija is an aged Mexican cheese available in many supermarkets and in any Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Cook chicken tenders quickly on the grill and top with pesto made with cilantro and sesame seeds for a zesty, speedy dinner. Serve with: Quinoa and grilled asparagus.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have cilantro pesto pasta with grilled chicken using 12 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Cilantro Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken:

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

Easy and delicious bowtie pasta with chicken, sun-dried tomatoes and pesto sauce. Using homemade pesto will taste even better, but it adds to prep time. For the cilantro pesto: Add the cilantro, pine nuts, Parmesan, lemon juice and garlic to a food processor and pulse. Cook chicken tenders quickly on the grill and top with pesto made with cilantro and sesame seeds for a zesty, speedy dinner.

Steps to make Cilantro Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken:

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.

For the cilantro pesto: Add the cilantro, pine nuts, Parmesan, lemon juice and garlic to a food processor and pulse. Cook chicken tenders quickly on the grill and top with pesto made with cilantro and sesame seeds for a zesty, speedy dinner. Serve with: Quinoa and grilled asparagus. Nutirion Profile: Diabetes Appropriate Gluten Free Diet Healthy Weight Heart Healthy Low Calorie Low Carb Low Sat Fat Low. Use that tasty ramp pesto or even store bought would probably be tasty too!

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