Recipe

Penne with pesto, chicken and sun-dried tomatoes

Pesto, from the verb 'pestare' in Italian, means pounded. Pesto pre-dates tomato sauces. It originates in Roman times.

Aug 31, 2009 2:00pm
  • 25 mins cooking
  • Serves 4
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Ingredients

Penne with pesto, chicken and sun-dried tomatoes
  • 375 gram (12 ounces) penne pasta
  • 340 gram (11 ounces) bottled semi-dried tomatoes in oil
  • 1/3 cup (90g) bottled pesto
  • 2 cup (320g)shredded barbecued chicken

Method

Penne with pesto, chicken and sun-dried tomatoes
  • 1
    Cook pasta in large saucepan of boiling water until tender; drain, reserving 1/3 cup of the cooking liquid.
  • 2
    Meanwhile, drain tomatoes, reserve 2 tablespoons oil.
  • 3
    Return pasta to pan with pesto, chicken, tomatoes, reserved oil and liquid. Stir gently until heated through.

Notes

Top with grated parmesan cheese, if you like.

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