Chicken Pesto w/Egg Noodles

Chicken Pesto with Egg Noodles

Fresh basil pesto sauce with saute chicken and egg noodles

Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Keyword Basil, chicken, chicken pesto, egg nooddle, italian recipe, Pesto, pesto sauce
Prep Time 1 day 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Servings 6
Author Phyllis

Ingredients

Chicken Pesto

  • 2 lb boneless chicken breast Cut into strips or bite size
  • olive oil
  • 1/3 cup flour
  • 1 small onion chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic chopped
  • 1/2 recipe Pesto sauce
  • 1 lb egg noodles or favorite pasta
  • 2 tbsp sour cream

Instructions

Chicken Pesto with Egg Noodles

  1. Clean and cut boneless chicken breast into strips or bite size pieces.

  2. Place flour on a large plate and dredge chicken pieces through flour and set a side.

  3. Chop Onion and garlic

  4. In a large saute pan place Olive Oil, onion and garlic, saute until onion is soft

  5. While onion and garlic are cooking Place large pot of water to boil and cook Pasta. you will need to save 1 cup of the water from pasta.

  6. Add chicken to pan and saute until chicken is cooked through. Approximately 40 minutes depending on the size of the chicken pieces.

  7. Add 1/2 the recipe of pesto sauce and stir until completely incorporated into the chicken and onion.

  8. Add 2 Tablespoons of sour cream and mix into chicken

  9. Take 1/2 to 1 cup of Pasta water and add to the chicken and stir. This will give you a nice consistency for your pasta

  10. Take cooked noodles and add to the pan with chicken and stir.

  11. Place in a serving platter and you are ready to eat!!!

Recipe Notes

I am using the Pesto sauce that is homemade.  The recipe is also on my web page.  

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