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Brian's Chicken Sausage Pesto Pasta

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Recipe Summary Brian's Chicken Sausage Pesto Pasta

A kid-friendly but still sophisticated pasta dish with chicken sausage. Can easily be modified to your liking. We used a mixture of pastas (penne, farfalle, rotini) because 2-year-old Brian mixed the boxes together!

Ingredients | Creamy Pesto Chicken Pasta Bake

1 (14.5 ounce) package penne pasta

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 pound fresh chicken sausage, casings removed

⅓ cup diced onion

1 tablespoon pesto

1 (14.5 ounce) can petite diced tomatoes in juice

1 cup chicken broth

½ cup heavy cream

¼ cup shredded Parmesan cheese

Directions

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add penne and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Drain and return to the pot.

Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken sausage and onion. Cook until chicken is browned and no longer pink in the center, 5 to 7 minutes. Reduce heat to low and mix in pesto. Add tomatoes with juice and chicken broth. Simmer sauce until slightly reduced, 5 to 10 minutes.

Pour cream into the sauce. Simmer until reduced to your desired thickness, 5 to 10 minutes. Pour sauce into the pot of cooked penne. Mix thoroughly. Let rest for 5 minutes before serving. Garnish with shredded Parmesan cheese to your liking.

Info | Creamy Pesto Chicken Pasta Bake

prep: 10 mins cook: 15 mins additional: 5 mins total: 30 mins Servings: 6 Yield: 6 servings

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