Cilantro Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken. Place on a large serving plate. Cook pasta according to package directions in unsalted water. Drain and toss with pesto (see recipe below) and place in large pasta bowl or platter.

You will love our pesto pasta with grilled chicken recipes. Easy and delicious bowtie pasta with chicken, sun-dried tomatoes and pesto sauce. Using homemade pesto will taste even better, but it adds to prep time. You can cook Cilantro Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken using 12 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Cilantro Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken

You need of Cilantro Pesto.
Prepare 2 cup of cilantro leaves.
It's 1/2 cup of olive oil.
Prepare 3 clove of garlic, minced.
It's 1/4 cup of pine nuts, toasted.
Prepare 1/4 cup of romano (or parmesan) cheese, grated.
Prepare 1/2 tsp of salt & pepper.
It's 1 tsp of lime zest.
You need 1 tbsp of lime juice.
You need 1 lb of mini farfalle (bow tie) pasta.
It's 4 of -6 chicken breasts.
It's 1 envelope of McCormick lime mojito marinade (Thanks Ray Ray, now I'm hooked! lol).

Cilantro lovers will love this pasta and chicken dish coated with fresh cilantro pesto. Tagliatelle with Cilantro Pesto and Chicken. Roll out the pasta dough and cut into tagliatelle. Cook chicken tenders quickly on the grill and top with pesto made with cilantro and sesame seeds for a zesty, speedy dinner.

Cilantro Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken instructions

Mix McCormick marinade according to package directions and marinate chicken for 15-30 minutes..
Grill chicken on the grill outdoors or indoors on a stove top cast iron grill pan..
Let chicken rest for 5 to 6 minutes then cut chicken breasts into bite size pieces. Set aside..
Toast pine nuts in a non stick dry skillet over medium high heat until slighty toasted and golden brown stirring constantly..
To a blender or a food processor add all ingredients for pesto except olive oil..
Slowly drizzle in olive oil from the top of the blender on low speed to form a thick sauce. Set aside..
Cook pasta according to package directions, rinse and set aside..
Add pasta back to pasta pot. Mix in pesto and stir to combine thoroughly over low heat to warm. Add 3 cut up chicken breasts to pasta and pesto stirring again to incorporate well..
Use remaining cut up chicken breasts to garnish on top of the pasta. Can top with freshly grated romano or parmesan cheese and fresh cilantro leaves if desired..

The chicken was delicious and the pesto was divine! I overprocessed mine a bit so it took on a consistency not unlike hari chutney but it was still very very tasty. Chicken Pesto Pasta is chicken and penne in a basil pesto sauce. This is one of those recipes that's great for a busy weeknight. You only need a handful of ingredients to make it.