Pesto Mushroom Chicken Recipes

CHICKEN PESTO PASTA WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet on medium heat. Add chicken (chopped up) with sun-dried tomatoes (chopped into smaller bites) to the skillet, sprinkle with red pepper flakes. Saute for about 1 minute on medium heat.
• Add sliced mushrooms (add another 1 tablespoon olive oil if needed) and saute for about 2 more minutes (or a little bit more), until chicken is cooked through and mushrooms are softened.
• Add garlic, basil pesto, milk, and 1/4 teaspoon of salt. Bring to boil, immediately reduce to simmer and simmer, stirring until everything is well combined. Remove from heat. Taste, and add more salt, if needed.
• Cook pasta according to package instructions. Drain. Add cooked pasta to the sauce, reheat.
• Top with chopped fresh basil.

PESTO MUSHROOM CHICKEN

Steps:

• Flatten chicken to 1/4-in. thickness; sprinkle with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, cook chicken in 1 tablespoon oil for 5-10 minutes on each side or until juices run clear., Meanwhile, for pesto, combine the basil, nuts, garlic, salt and Parmesan cheese in a blender or food processor; cover and process until well blended. While processing, gradually add remaining oil in a stream. Spoon over chicken. Top each with a slice of mozzarella. Sprinkle mushrooms around chicken. Cover and cook for 5 minutes or until cheese is melted and mushrooms are tender.

PENNE PASTA WITH CHICKEN, MUSHROOMS AND PESTO SAUCE

Steps:

• Boil pasta in salted water according to directions on the package.
• In a large skillet heat olive oil on medium heat.
• Cut chicken into small pieces, season with salt and pepper and cook in olive oil over medium heat for 5-7 minutes, until the outside appears cooked.
• Add mushrooms and cook for another 4-5 minutes, so they release water.
• Add pesto sauce and stir until evenly distributed. Continue cooking for another 2 minutes on medium.
• Add heavy cream, stir and then add blue cheese. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook for another 2 minutes, stirring frequently. The sauce should thicken and get creamy.
• Add cooked and drained pasta to the sauce and stir to evenly distribute the sauce.
• Serve with shredded parmesan cheese on top.

PESTO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a baking dish.
• Spread about 2 tablespoons of pesto per chicken breast over the top of each breast, and wrap each breast in prosciutto slices to cover the entire breast. Place the wrapped chicken breasts into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the chicken is no longer pink, the juices run clear, and the prosciutto is lightly crisped, about 25 minutes.

CHICKEN PESTO MUSHROOM TORTELLINI

Steps:

• Boil tortellini according to directions on package.
• Meanwhile, cut your chicken up into cubes.
• While cooked pasta is draining empty can of mushroom soup, drained jar of sliced mushrooms, about half of the milk, and about 2/3 of the pesto into the large saucepan over low to medium-low heat. Stir together.
• Dump pasta & cubed chicken breast into pan. Fold together with soup/pesto sauce.
• Add parmesan cheese, garlic, salt & pepper to taste. Add remaining pesto & milk to desired consistency & pesto/soup ratio.
• Top with more parmesan.
• Enjoy!

PESTO-OLIVE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Flatten chicken slightly. Place in an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish. Spoon pesto over chicken; top with mushrooms and olives., Bake, uncovered, 15-18 minutes or until a thermometer reads 165°. Sprinkle with cheese; bake 1-2 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.