Chicken Pesto with Peppers. Chicken dredged in Cajun spices is sauteed with bell peppers and mushrooms, and presented in a basil-cream sauce over linguine. This chicken and peppers dish was inspired by sausage and peppers. I only used half of a pound box of pasta for this dish as I really wanted the chicken and peppers to be the main course.

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Ingredients of Chicken Pesto with Peppers

You need 1.5 Pounds of chicken thigh.
Prepare 1/2 Tablespoon of olive oil.
You need 1/4 Cup of green onion , diced.
You need 1/4 Cup of pesto.
It's 4 Cloves of garlic.
You need 150 Grams of tomatoes.
It's 1/4 Cup of parmesan.
You need 60 Grams of peppers.
You need 1/4 Teaspoon of nutmeg , ground.
You need 2 Pinchs of black pepper.
It's 1 Pinch of salt.

This rich and creamy Chicken Pasta With Bell Peppers is loaded with Parmesan cheese and as easy as it is delicious. Pasta with chicken and peppers gets its delicious, savory flavor from the fresh taste of tarragon. Next, generously season chicken with salt and pepper and set aside. While peppers are cooking and/or sweating, you can cook the pasta according to Slice chicken and then add to pasta.

Chicken Pesto with Peppers step by step

Mince garlic. Finely chop green onions. Slit peppers into quarters and slice into 1/4 inch thick pieces. If not using cherry tomatoes, cut tomatoes into 1/2 inch chunks..
Grate parmesan and ground nutmeg (if using fresh nutmeg)..
Heat a pan on medium high heat. Add olive oil. Once hot, add garlic, green onion, and peppers..
Cook the peppers, onions, and garlic for a couple minutes, then add the tomatoes..
Once the peppers have softened and the tomatoes have shrunk slightly (a few minutes), remove the vegetables and set aside..
After removing the vegetables add the chicken to the pan. Cover both sides of the chicken in black pepper and a pinch of salt..
Brown the chicken on both sides and turn the heat down to medium low..
Once the chicken is cooked inside cover both sides in nutmeg and parmesan. Mix in the pesto and the vegetables that were set aside back into the pan. Turn off the heat and serve..

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