Chicken Spinach Pesto

Name: Chicken Spinach Pesto
Prep time: 7 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 22 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 2 chicken breasts, 5 ounces spinach, 3 cloves garlic, half an avocado, 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 cup cherry tomatoes, 1 cup broccoli, 1 lb chickpea rotini, 1/2 cup parmesan cheese; Italian Seasoning; Basil; Dried oregano

1 step

Prep:7minCook:15min

A yummy chicken pesto pasta with broccoli and cherry tomatoes, topped with freshly grated parmesan!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 13:45:12 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories465.8 kcal (23%)

Total Fat17.3 g (25%)

Carbs50.3 g (19%)

Sugars3.8 g (4%)

Protein34.6 g (69%)

Sodium150.9 mg (8%)

Fiber12.7 g (46%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

2chicken breasts

5 ouncesspinach

3 clovesgarlic

0.5avocado

1 tablespoonolive oil

1 cupcherry tomatoes

1 cupbroccoli

1 lbchickpea rotini

½ cupparmesan cheese

italian seasoning

basil

dried oregano

Instructions

Step 1

In a blender combine spinach, avocado, 2 cloves garlic and olive oil. Season to taste with Italian seasoning, basil, oregano, salt and pepper. Blend until smooth adding more olive oil as needed. Slice cherry tomatoes in half, mince 1 clove garlic, cut broccoli into bite sized florets, and cube chicken breasts into 1 inch pieces. If you have fresh parmesan, grate about 1/2 cup. In a large skillet, heat 1 tbs olive oil over med-high. While warming up, bring pot of water to a boil and cook pasta to package instructions and steam broccoli florets to desired doness. Once warmed, add in chicken and season with italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Cook 3 minutes then add garlic. Cook 2 more minutes then toss in cherry tomatoes and steamed broccoli. Mix in spinach pesto and wheat pasta. Serve with a sprinkle of parmesan cheese.