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Basil Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken

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Basil Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken

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Pesto sauce originates from the Liguria region in northern Italy. This sauce is a combination of the region’s best food ingredients — basil, pine nuts, olive oil, Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, and Fiore Sardo cheese made from sheep’s milk. Liguria’s mineral-rich seaside soil and temperate climate provides the perfect conditions for basil to grow and flourish, which is why the pesto sauce became northern Italy’s favourite sauce! A good pesto paste is rich and earthy in flavours — no ingredient should be too overpowering or too muted as each element retains its distinctive taste.

With the rise of clean eating practices and vegan diets, pesto pasta became a popular meal choice for health aficionados. Learn how to make this basil pesto pasta dish to get your protein, fibres and vitamin fix! Firstly, marinate the chicken with a teaspoon of MAGGI® CukupRasa™ and set it aside for 30 minutes. Next, blend or pound ingredients such as garlic, basil and cashew nuts until it becomes a smooth paste. Slowly pour in olive oil and lemon juice into the paste — you can also add in some bird's eye chili to spice up your dish! Then, season the paste with MAGGI® CukupRasa™ and parmesan cheese to make it thicker. Grill the marinated chicken until well done and set it aside to let the chicken rest before slicing it. After boiling some pasta, plate all the ingredients together and don’t forget to eat your greens — serve your pesto pasta dish with blanched broccoli and French beans!

Discover an abundance of healthy, clean eating recipes at MAGGI® Malaysia — from Grilled Chicken Garden Salad to Wholesome Breakfast Sandwich and Cajun Chicken Pasta Salad!

Ingredients

6 servings

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ingredient_quantity
recipe ingredient
500  g
Chicken Breast
1  tsp
MAGGI® CukupRasa™
2  cloves
Garlic
50  g
Basil
25  g
Cashew Nuts
1.5  tsp
Olive Oil
0.5 
Lemon Juice
1 
Bird's Eye Chilli
1  tsp
MAGGI® CukupRasa™
50  g
Parmesan Cheese
250  g
Pasta
50  g
Broccoli
50  g
French Beans
1 
Lemon
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Nutrition Value

Energy
330.68 kcal
Protein
27.95 g
Carbohydrates
35 g
Fats
8.16 g
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Instruction

55 Minutes
  • Step1

    30 Min
    Marinate chicken and MAGGI CukupRasa, set aside.
  • Step2

    3 Min
    In a mortar or blender, blend all ingredient garlic, basil and cashew nut until smooth. Slowly pour in olive oil and lemon juice.
  • Step3

    2 Min
    Add in bird's eye chili to make the paste more spicy (optional on the spicy) and season with MAGGI CukupRasa and parmesan cheese to make the paste a bit thicker.
  • Step4

    7 Min
    Heat pan or griller, grill the marinated chicken until well done. Set aside to let the chicken rest before slicing the chicken.
  • Step5

    12 Min
    Boil pasta, drain and take 3 tbsp spoon of pasta water and mix with chicken and pesto.
  • Step6

    1 Min
    Serve with blanched broccoli and French bean.
Basil Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken

Step1 of 6

: MAGGI® CukupRasa™, Chicken Breast

Marinate chicken and MAGGI CukupRasa, set aside.

Basil Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken

Step2 of 6

: Lemon Juice, Garlic, Basil, Olive Oil, Cashew Nuts

In a mortar or blender, blend all ingredient garlic, basil and cashew nut until smooth. Slowly pour in olive oil and lemon juice.

Basil Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken

Step3 of 6

: Bird's Eye Chilli, MAGGI® CukupRasa™, Parmesan Cheese

Add in bird's eye chili to make the paste more spicy (optional on the spicy) and season with MAGGI CukupRasa and parmesan cheese to make the paste a bit thicker.

Basil Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken

Step4 of 6

: Chicken Breast

Heat pan or griller, grill the marinated chicken until well done. Set aside to let the chicken rest before slicing the chicken.

Basil Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken

Step5 of 6

: Chicken Breast

Boil pasta, drain and take 3 tbsp spoon of pasta water and mix with chicken and pesto.

Basil Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken

Step6 of 6

: Broccoli, French Beans, Lemon

Serve with blanched broccoli and French bean.

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