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5-ingredient chicken pasta with creamy pesto sauce

5-Ingredient Chicken Pasta

A fast five-ingredient chicken pasta with pesto, cream cheese, spinach, and cooked chicken.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Dinner
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 300 g short pasta 10.5 oz
  • 2 cups chopped cooked chicken about 280 g
  • 1/2 cup basil pesto about 120 ml
  • 115 g cream cheese 4 oz
  • 2 cups baby spinach about 60 g

Method
 

  1. Cook the pasta in salted water until al dente. Reserve about 1 cup pasta water, then drain.
  2. Return the pot to low heat. Add the pesto and cream cheese with 1/3 cup reserved pasta water and stir until smooth.
  3. Add the cooked chicken and spinach. Stir until the chicken is hot and the spinach begins to wilt.
  4. Add the pasta back to the pot and toss well.
  5. Add more pasta water as needed until the sauce is glossy and coats the pasta, then serve.