Cilantro Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken
Cilantro Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken

Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, cilantro pesto pasta with grilled chicken. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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

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