Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, creamy walnut pesto linguine with chicken and zucchini. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Cook linguini according to package directions. Re-heat the linguini (either in boiling water or microwave) and serve chicken and sauce over the hot pasta. Linguine with Walnut Pesto. by Faith Durand.
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To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have creamy walnut pesto linguine with chicken and zucchini using 9 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Creamy Walnut Pesto Linguine with Chicken and Zucchini:
- Get 1/4 cup walnut halves
- Make ready 1 packed cup basil leaves
- Take 3 cloves garlic
- Get 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
- Get 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- Prepare 4 chicken breast halves
- Take 2 zucchini, cut into 1/2 in slices and quartered
- Take 1 lb dry linguine
- Make ready 1/2 cup whipping cream
I also added the zest of the lemon I squeezed. Use a spiralizer to cut the zucchini into zoodles. Add the zoodles to a serving bowl and set aside. This one-pot recipe shaves time off prep and cleanup, leaving you with more time to savor its flavorful blend of chicken, green chiles and corn.
Steps to make Creamy Walnut Pesto Linguine with Chicken and Zucchini:
- Put a small pan on medium heat and add the walnuts. Let the nuts toast for 2 minutes, shaking the pan often to move them around. Add the nuts to a food processor along with the basil, garlic, parmesan and olive oil. Add a pinch of salt and pulse a dozen or so times until the pesto reaches a uniform and just slightly chunky consistency.
- Cover the chicken breasts between sheets of cling film or parchment paper. Use a kitchen mallet, rolling pin or small heavy pot to pound the breasts until they're 1/2 to 3/4 inch thickness.
- Add a splash of veg oil to a large pan on medium-high heat. Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper and sear them in the pan, about 4 to 5 minutes per side depending on thickness. Remove the chicken to a plate to rest and wipe the pan clean. You'll need it again shortly. Put a large pot of salted water on high heat for the pasta.
- Put the pan back on high heat and add a fresh splash of veg oil. Add the zucchini and fry until they start to caramelize and soften just a little, about 3 or 4 minutes. Season with salt and freshly cracked pepper. While you're cooking the zucchini, cook the linguine according to the package directions.
- Drag the cooked pasta from the pot to a large mixing bowl. Add 3 or 4 tablespoons of pesto as well as the cream, then toss to coat. If the pasta's too thick, add a ladle or so of the pasta cooking water. Plate the linguine, and top with the chicken breast and zucchini.
- Transfer any leftover pesto to a small container and top with a little extra virgin olive oil. Keep it in the fridge to be used again. Hint: it's amazing drizzled inside an omelette with a little cream cheese.
We love this easy Linguine with Creamy Walnut Sauce, based on a dish we ate near Genoa. Just throw the mascarpone and other sauce ingredients It was the same trip where we first tried pesto. I featured Mom's Pesto with Pecorino Romano here on the blog, but the creamy noce sauce remained. Creamy Zucchini Pesto Pasta with Chicken Recipe. Last night there was just a slight chill in the air enough so that it was But back to the pasta.
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