Quick chicken pesto pasta with rotini, basil pesto, cooked chicken, and melted cheeses.
Prep Time17 minutesmins
Cook Time10 minutesmins
Total Time27 minutesmins
Servings: 6servings
Ingredients
Ingredients
?1 poundrotini pastayou can also use shells, campanelle or elbow macaroni
?1/2 cupbasil pesto
?2 cupscooked chickenchopped
?1/2 cupgrated parmesan cheese
?11/2 cupsgrated mozzarella cheese
?1 teaspoonkosher salt
Instructions
Instructions
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add 1 pound rotini pasta and cook according to package directions until al dente.
Drain the pasta and return it to the pot off the heat.
Add 1/2 cup basil pesto and 1 teaspoon kosher salt to the pasta; toss or stir until the pasta is evenly coated.
Add 2 cups chopped cooked chicken, 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese, and 1 1/2 cups grated mozzarella cheese. Stir over low heat just until the cheeses are melted and the chicken is heated through (about 3–5 minutes).