One Pot Cheesy Pesto & Chicken Garden Pasta
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Recipe type: Dinner
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Serves: 8
 
Ingredients
  • 1 box Barilla® Pronto™ penne pasta
  • 1 jar Barilla® pesto sauce
  • 2 T. butter
  • 2 T. flour
  • 2 cups Milk
  • 2 cups Cheddar Cheese
  • 2 cups pre-cooked chicken diced
  • 1 small zucchini diced
  • 1 small yellow squash diced
  • 1 green bell pepper diced
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes diced
Instructions
  1. Cook pasta according to package directions. Slide pasta to one side of the pan and add 2 tablespoons of butter and 2 tablespoons of flour, mix the flour and butter and let it cook for 2 minutes to create a roux. Add 2 cups of Milk and 2 cups of cheddar cheese stir over medium high until for 2-3 minutes until cheese melts and forms a sauce. Add Jar of pesto sauce and stir until incorporated. Add diced pre-cooked chicken, zucchini, yellow squash, bell pepper, and cherry tomatoes, mix with pasta and cheese sauce cook until vegetables and chicken are heated through.
Recipe by at https://www.craftyourself.com/one-pot-cheesy-pesto-chicken-garden-pasta-2/