Easiest Way to Prepare Perfect Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken and Broccoli

Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken and Broccoli.

You can cook Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken and Broccoli using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken and Broccoli

1. You need of boneless, skinless chicken breasts.
2. Prepare of salt.
3. You need of pepper.
4. It's of farfalle (bowtie) pasta.
5. Prepare of basil pesto.
6. It's of cherry tomatoes halves.
7. You need of fresh basil chopped.
8. You need of Parmesan cheese.
9. It's of steamed broccoli, chipped.

Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken and Broccoli step by step

1. Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Grill the chicken until completely cooked. Transfer chicken to a cutting board and slice into strips..
2. Boil the pasta until al dente according to the package instructions. Rinse and drain pasta and set aside. (I usually pour a little milk over the drained pasta to prevent the pasta from sticking together).
3. Steam chopped broccoli and add it to the chicken and pesto mix.
4. Using a large bowl, mix together the pesto, pasta and chicken. Stir until well combined and place in the refrigerator until chilled..
5. Stir in the cherry tomatoes and fresh basil immediately before serving. Finish with freshly grated Parmesan cheese..