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🍝 Chicken Pasta with Fresh Broccoli Pesto
836 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 500 g chicken breast fillet
- 1 lemon
- salt
- 450 g broccoli
- 80 g almonds
- 20 g basil (1 bunch)
- 3 garlic cloves
- 50 g feta (45% fat in dry matter)
- 400 g whole wheat spaghetti
- 8 tbsp olive oil
- pepper
- 250 g cherry tomatoes
- chili flakes
Instructions
- 1. Rinse the chicken meat under running water and pat it dry with a kitchen towel.
- 2. Wash the lemon thoroughly under hot water and slice it into thin rounds.
- 3. Place the chicken meat and the lemon slices in a pot.
- 4. Pour in enough water to cover everything and salt the liquid.
- 5. Bring the mixture to a boil and then let it simmer on low heat for 10 minutes.
- 6. Wash the broccoli and divide it into small florets.
- 7. Cook the broccoli florets for 5 to 6 minutes in boiling salted water.
- 8. Drain the broccoli, rinse it with cold water, and let it drain well.
- 9. Allow the broccoli to cool down completely.
- 10. Toast the almonds in a hot pan without fat for 3 minutes over medium heat.
- 11. Chop the toasted almonds coarsely and set them aside.
- 12. Wash the basil and shake it dry.
- 13. Pluck the basil leaves from the stems and set aside a few nice leaves for decoration.
- 14. Peel the garlic and quarter the cloves.
- 15. Crumble the feta finely with your fingers.
- 16. Remove the pot with the chicken from the heat.
- 17. Let the meat rest in the hot broth for another 10 minutes.
- 18. Cook the spaghetti in plenty of boiling salted water according to package instructions until al dente.
- 19. Drain the pasta in a sieve and let it drip dry.
- 20. Put the garlic, the cooled broccoli, 50 grams of the almonds, the basil, and 7 tablespoons of oil into a blender.
- 21. Blend the ingredients until smooth.
- 22. If necessary, add a little water until the pesto has a creamy consistency.
- 23. Stir the crumbled feta into the pesto.
- 24. Season the pesto with salt and pepper.
- 25. Wash the tomatoes and cut them in half.
- 26. Heat the remaining oil in a pan.
- 27. Fry the tomatoes for 4 minutes over medium heat.
- 28. Stir half of the pesto into the pan.
- 29. Add the drained pasta.
- 30. Season the pasta with salt and pepper and heat everything for 2 to 3 minutes.
- 31. Slice the chicken meat into thin slices.
- 32. Place the pasta on a large plate.
- 33. Arrange the chicken slices on top of the pasta.
- 34. Add the remaining pesto on top.
- 35. Sprinkle the remaining almonds, chili flakes, and the reserved basil on top.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 836
- Protein: 55 g · Fett/Fat: 38 g · Carbs: 68 g