Free Recipe Tortellini with Chicken And Pesto

Recipe Type: Free Recipes

Recipe Preparation: boil

Cooking Ingredients for Tortellini with Chicken And Pesto Recipe

2 lg Bunc fresh basil; (about 4
-cups
; loosely packed
; leaves)
2/3 c Olive oil
2/3 c Grated Parmesan cheese
4 Garlic cloves
2 tb Pine nuts
1 lb Fresh cheese tortellini
2 c Diced cooked chicken
Additional grated Parmesan
-cheese

Tortellini with Chicken And Pesto Preparation

Puree first 5 ingredients in processor until almost smooth. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Transfer to small bowl. Press plastic wrap directly onto surface of pesto to seal. Cover; chill.) Cook tortellini in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite. Drain, reserving 1/4 cup cooking water. Combine tortellini, chicken and 1 cup pesto in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Toss until mixture is heated through, adding reserved cooking water and additional pesto by tablespoonfuls until sauce coats pasta. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer to bowl. Pass additional Parmesan. Serves 4. Bon Appetit October 1994 Converted by MC_Buster. Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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Recipe Serves: 1

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