{"id":5647,"date":"2021-01-06T17:24:58","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T17:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/?p=5647"},"modified":"2023-10-10T20:59:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T20:59:12","slug":"chicken-penne-pesto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2021\/01\/06\/chicken-penne-pesto\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicken Penne Pesto"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Yield: 4 Servings<\/h5>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Adapted from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SlowCookerRecipeTips\/posts\/chicken-pesto-penne-before-after-i-added-the-cheese-ingredients350g-penne-pasta5\/576806956365095\/\">Facebook &#8211; @SlowCookerRecipeTips \u00b7 Kitchen\/Cooking<\/a><\/h6>\n<p>Originally for slow cooker, I converted this for stove top and deleted the sun-dried tomatoes. Seemed like too many different flavors.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">12<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">oz penne pasta<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">1<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">TBS vegetable oil<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">1<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">lb chicken fillet thighs, diced<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">5<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">large shallots sliced<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">4<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">slices short cut bacon finely diced<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">1<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">tsp minced garlic<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">10<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">oz cooking cream<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">1<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">14 oz can cream of chicken soup<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">6<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">oz jar basil pesto<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">1<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">cup baby spinach leaves (1 oz)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">1<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">cup grated cheese (optional)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">\u00bd<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">cup grated parmesan cheese<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"id-ingredient-name\">Salt &amp; pepper as needed.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pasta: <\/strong>Boil <strong>pasta<\/strong> until just beginning to soften, drain and cool under cold <strong>water.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Saut\u00e9:<\/strong> Add <strong>oil<\/strong> to a 12\u201d saut\u00e9 pan over medium high heat. Add and cook <strong>diced bacon<\/strong> until almost crispy.<\/p>\n<p>Reduce heat to medium and add <strong>shallots, garlic<\/strong> and <strong>chicken<\/strong> and saut\u00e9 over medium heat until the <strong>chicken<\/strong> is lightly browned, about 5 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Add <strong>cream of chicken soup<\/strong>, <strong>pesto, cream,<\/strong> cover and cook for 5 to 10 minutes until <strong>chicken<\/strong> is cooked through.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Finish: <\/strong>Add <strong>pasta<\/strong> to saut\u00e9 pan and cook for a few minutes to finish <strong>pasta.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Stir in <strong>baby spinach leaves<\/strong> and cook until just wilted.<\/p>\n<p>If using, layer with <strong>cheese.<\/strong> Cook on low until <strong>cheese<\/strong> has melted. 1 to 3 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Taste and adjust seasonings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yield: 4 Servings Adapted from Facebook &#8211; @SlowCookerRecipeTips \u00b7 Kitchen\/Cooking Originally for slow cooker, I converted this for stove top and deleted the sun-dried tomatoes. Seemed like too many different flavors. 12oz penne pasta 1TBS vegetable oil 1lb chicken fillet thighs, diced 5large shallots sliced 4slices short cut bacon finely diced 1tsp minced garlic 10oz cooking cream 114 oz can cream of chicken soup 6oz jar basil pesto 1cup baby spinach leaves (1 oz) 1cup grated cheese (optional) \u00bdcup grated&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2021\/01\/06\/chicken-penne-pesto\/\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5649,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[74,259],"class_list":["post-5647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-chicken","tag-penne"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/01\/ChickenPennePesto.jpg?fit=624%2C490&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5647","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5647"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5647\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52689,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5647\/revisions\/52689"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}