Description
This creamy pesto tortellini is serious pasta, wine, and Netflix night material. It’s a cheesy, creamy white wine reduction, pesto-loving, comfort food winner. Put on your pj’s and pour that glass of wine, it’s pasta night!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 tbsp olive oil extra virgin
- 1 onion sliced thinly
- 500g chicken thigh fillets – cut each though into 6 pieces
- 180g bacon – cut into a rough 1cm dice
- 250ml white wine
- 300ml thickened cream
- 500g pasta
- 3 tbsp basil pesto + extra pesto to finish
- freshly grated parmesan
- sea salt flakes & pepper to season
Instructions
- In a large frypan, saute the onion in oil for 3 minutes on medium heat.
- Add the bacon. Cook till for 2 minutes or until fragrant. Add the chicken and seal the meat. No need to cook through, the chicken will continue to cook in the sauce.
- Add cream and white wine. Stir till combined on medium heat, then simmer for 30 minutes or until the sauce has thickened.
- When the sauce is starting to thicken, cook your chosen pasta according to the packet’s instructions. I generally work on roughly 100g pasta per person, so for this recipe, I cooked 500g pasta
- Add pesto to the creamy chicken sauce and gently stir through.
- Add cooked pasta to the sauce and mix thorough.
- Finish with a good sprinkle of freshly grated quality parmesan, a swirl or pesto, and season with salt flakes & freshly ground pepper.
Notes
Garnish with fresh basil leaves (optional)
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 1412
- Sugar: 5.1 g
- Sodium: 1202.7 mg
- Fat: 53.6 g
- Carbohydrates: 96.9 g
- Protein: 116.1 g
- Cholesterol: 371.4 mg