A delicious creamy spinach basil pesto pasta dish with seared chicken, seasoned to perfection and served with a flavorful pesto sauce. This easy recipe brings together olive oil, fresh spinach, garlic, walnuts, and parmesan, all well-blended into a thick sauce.
1: Coat chicken with olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic, Italian seasoning, oregano, chicken bullion, and juice of 1 whole lemon.
2: Sear chicken on both sides over high heat for 5 minutes each side in a mix of olive oil and 1 tablespoon of butter.
3: For the pesto sauce, place olive oil, spinach, garlic cloves, basil, walnuts, parmesan, half the lemon juiced, salt, pepper, and sugar in a food processor.
4: Blend until well combined into a thick sauce.
5: In a hot pan, add 2 tablespoons of butter, olive oil, heavy cream, chicken broth, and parmesan, then add the pesto sauce.
6: Add cooked noodles and mix until well coated.
7: Serve the pasta with the seared chicken and a glass of red wine.
