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Healthy recipes

Pesto Pasta with Chicken
This chicken pesto pasta is easy and delicious. Serve with crusty bread and salad for a quick dinner. Use as
much or as little pesto sauce as you like. Using homemade pesto will taste even better, but it adds to prep
time. Enjoy it!
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Servings: 8
Ingredients:
- 1 package bow tie pasta
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes, or to taste
- ½ cup pesto sauce
- ⅓ cup oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, drained and cut into strips
Directions:
1- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook until al dente, 8 to 10 minutes;
drain.
2- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Sauté garlic until tender, then stir in chicken and season
with red pepper flakes. Cook until chicken is golden and cooked through.
3- Combine pasta, chicken, pesto, and sun-dried tomatoes in a large bowl; toss to coat evenly.

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