What's for dinner tonight?

Tonight is an odd night. Usually it's just me and my hubby for dinner, but tonight we have a treat. Both my sons are home (with 1 girl friend too)! So I get to cook food for my boys, which is one of my favorite things to do (and I will miss my time spent cooking with my daughter since she is away). There's nothing better than hearing "Mom this is really good" or nothing at all while everyone is eating. When they are too busy eating to talk I know I have a hit!

So here's whats for dinner tonight...

Pesto Chicken and Pasta

You’ll be amazed at how fast this dish comes together.

Ingredients:

2 chicken breasts, boneless skinless
Garlic salt – I use Lowry’s Garlic Salt with Parsley
1 pound bowtie pasta
½ cup pesto (see below for recipe or use packaged)
2 cups heavy whipping cream
4T butter
1 cup grated parmesan cheese

1.      Sprinkle the garlic salt over the chicken and grill. 

2.      While Chicken is grilling cook the pasta

3.      Pour the cream and butter in a sauce pot and heat over med heat till the butter melts, stirring frequently. When the butter is melted add the pesto and stir to combine. Lower the heat to low to just keep warm.

4.      When the pasta is ready and the chicken is done remove the pot from the heat and stir in the parmesan cheese.

5.      Mix the pasta and ¾ of the sauce in a bowl.

6.      Serve the remainder of the sauce over the chicken.

Pesto:

1 cup packed basil leaves
2 cloves garlic

¼ cup olive oil (best quality you have)

¼ cup walnuts

Salt

Pepper

1T -  2T grated parmesan cheese

1.      Combine the basil, garlic, walnuts and parmesan cheese salt and pepper in a mini chop or food processor. Pulse until the mixture is finely chopped.

2.      Stream the olive oil in slowly; there is usually a little hole to stream fluids into the bowl of the processor/mini chop. Keep an eye on the mixture. Stop when it forms a paste. 

**Note – this pesto is made specifically for this recipe. If you want to make regular pesto for another use, stream more olive oil into the mixture until it is a loose paste.

I am serving this with a salad and bread. 

You can lighten this recipe up by using half and half instead of the heavy cream.

Enjoy!

Sha :)