Farfalle with chicken and mint lime pesto (pasta sauce)

AUTHOR
Bill Macdonald
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
3 1
COOK TIME
30 mins
TOTAL TIME
30 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 2
  • 1 Lime
  • 1/2 Pot Mint
  • 25 g sliced almonds
  • 20 g Parmesan cheese
  • 1 small clove of garlic
  • 8 TABLESPOONS + 1 tsp oil
  • 200 g Farfalle Noodles
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 150 g Chicken filet
  • 7-10 Tbsp Pepper
  • 7-10 Tbsp Sugar

Directions

  1. 1

    Wash and halve the lime. Cut 2 slices from one half. Grate the skin of the halves thinly. Squeeze the limes. Wash the mint, dab dry and remove the leaves. Puree almonds, 2 tablespoons lime juice, parmesan, garlic, mint, lime zest and 8 tablespoons oil. Prepare pasta in boiling salted water according to package instructions.

  2. 2

    Wash chicken fillet, dab dry and cut into cubes. Heat 1 teaspoon of oil in a frying pan. Fry chicken cubes for about 5 minutes while turning and season with salt and pepper. Season pesto with salt, pepper and 1 pinch of sugar. Drain the pasta, mix with half of the pesto and arrange on 2 plates. Sprinkle chicken cubes on top and garnish with the lime wedges and pink berries. Put the rest of the pesto in a glass, close it tightly and use it for the next 2 weeks

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
740 kcal
CARBS
76 g
FATS
33 g
PROTEINS
35 g

Categories & Tags

Main DishesMeatPoultryPasta