Pesto Chicken with Vegetables and Spaghetti

⏱️ 30 min 👥 4 servings 📊 Medium
Kid Friendly,Italian budget friendly
Pesto Chicken with Vegetables and Spaghetti
Nutrition per Serving
400
Calories
33g
Protein
51g
Carbs
10g
Fat

📝 Ingredients

  • chicken breasts 12.00 oz sliced thinly
  • Kosher Salt 0.25 tsp
  • black pepper 0.25 tsp
  • nonstick cooking spray 1.00 whole
  • garlic 2.00 clove minced
  • red onion 0.50 med diced
  • cherry tomatoes 1.00 pints halved
  • red bell pepper 1.00 med diced
  • cremini (baby bella) mushrooms 8.00 oz sliced
  • 0.25 cup
  • jarred pesto sauce 3.00 tbsp
  • whole grain spaghetti noodles 0.50 lbs cooked
  • Parmesan cheese 3.00 tbsp

👨‍🍳 Instructions

  1. 1Season chicken with salt and pepper.
  2. 2Heat a large skillet over medium heat and spray with cooking spray. Add chicken and cook until golden brown on both sides and cooked through. Transfer to a plate and cover with foil.
  3. 3Return the skillet to medium heat
  4. 4spray with cooking spray and add garlic
  5. 5onion
  6. 6tomatoes
  7. 7peppers
  8. 8and mushrooms. Cook
  9. 9stirring occasionally
  10. 10until the vegetables soften
  11. 116–7 minutes.
  12. 12Stir in half and half and pesto. Add chicken back to the skillet
  13. 13turning to coat in sauce.
  14. 14Divide spaghetti between plates
  15. 15top with chicken and vegetables. Garnish with parmesan cheese.

About the Chef & Original Recipe

This recipe was published by MollyButzADA on diabetesfoodhub.org. Visit the original source for step-by-step photos, chef notes and additional details.