Tortellini With Chicken And Pesto - Bon Appetit Recipe
Yield: 4 servingsRecipe by luhu.jp
Ingredients:
2 large: Bunches fresh basil, (about
4 cup: Loosely packed leaves),
1/3 cup: Olive oil,
2/3 cup: Grated Parmesan cheese,
4: Garlic cloves,
2 tbsp: Pine nuts,
1 lbs: Fresh cheese tortellini,
2 cup: Diced cooked chicken,
Additional grated Parmesan cheese,
Directions:
Puree first 5 ingredients in processor until almost smooth. Season
with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Transfer to small
bowl. Press plastic wrap directly onto surface of pesto to seal.
Cover; chill.)
Cook tortellini in large pot of boiling salted water until just
tender but still firm to bite. Drain, reserving 1/4 C cooking water.
Combine tortellini, chicken and 1 C pesto in heavy large skillet over
medium heat. Toss until mixture is heated through, adding reserved
cooking water and additional pesto by tablespoonfuls until sauce
coats pasta. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer to bowl.
Pass additional Parmesan.
Bon Appetit/October/94 Scanned & edited by Di Pahl &
Source from luhu.jp
with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Transfer to small
bowl. Press plastic wrap directly onto surface of pesto to seal.
Cover; chill.)
Cook tortellini in large pot of boiling salted water until just
tender but still firm to bite. Drain, reserving 1/4 C cooking water.
Combine tortellini, chicken and 1 C pesto in heavy large skillet over
medium heat. Toss until mixture is heated through, adding reserved
cooking water and additional pesto by tablespoonfuls until sauce
coats pasta. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer to bowl.
Pass additional Parmesan.
Bon Appetit/October/94 Scanned & edited by Di Pahl &
Source from luhu.jp