Linguine With Chicken And Spicy Pesto Sauce Food

PESTO WITH LINGUINI

Steps:

• Using a pestle and mortar, combine the basil, cheeses, pine nuts, garlic, and salt and grind until a paste is formed. Add the olive oil slowly and mix with the mashed basil mixture until well combined.
• Prepare pasta in boiling water and drain. Using a hot skillet, place pasta in skillet and add the pesto to the warm pasta. Stir the pesto into the pasta and serve.

SHRIMP WITH LINGUINE IN A PESTO CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Set a large 1-gallon stock pot of water to a boil and add the kosher salt. Place the linguine in the pot and stir the pot until the water returns to a boil. Cook the pasta until tender, but with a bit of resistance (al dente), about 12 minutes.
• While the pasta cooks, prepare the sauce. Set a 12-inch saute pan over medium-high heat. Add the butter and olive oil to the pan. Once the butter has melted, season the shrimp with 1 tablespoon of the Essence and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt and add the shrimp to the pan. Sear the shrimp until pink, about 1 minute, then turn over and cook for another minute. Remove the shrimp from the pan and set aside. Add the onions and saute until softened and lightly caramelized, about 4 to 5 minutes. Add the garlic to the pan and saute until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the cream, pesto, remaining tablespoon of Essence, remaining teaspoon of the salt to the pan and bring to a boil. Cook the sauce until the cream is reduced by half, about 2 minutes. Return the shrimp, linguine and the reserved cooking water to the pan and cook, tossing to incorporate for 3 to 5 minutes. Remove pan from the heat and add the parsley and parmesan cheese and toss to blend. Serve immediately.
• Combine all ingredients thoroughly.
• Recipe from "New New Orleans Cooking", by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch
• Published by William Morrow, 1993.

TEENA'S SPICY PESTO CHICKEN AND PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Place farfalle pasta in the pot, cook for 8 to 10 minutes, until al dente, and drain.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Mix in the chile paste and chicken. Cook and stir chicken 10 minutes, or until evenly browned and juices run clear.
• Toss the cooked farfalle, pesto, Parmesan cheese, and cilantro into the skillet, and continue cooking just until heated through.

CREAMY PESTO CHICKEN AND LINGUINE

Steps:

• Cook linguini according to package directions.
• Drain and set aside.
• In a large skillet, melt 2 teaspoons of the butter together with the olive oil over medium heat.
• Brown the chicken breasts on both sides until nicely golden and juices run clear, about 6 to 7 minutes per side.
• Remove from pan and cut into 1/2-inch cubes; set aside.
• Pour out drippings from pan, but do not wipe it out.
• In the pan you cooked the chicken in, melt remaining butter over medium heat.
• Toss in the minced garlic, shallot, mushrooms, and reconstituted sundried tomatoes and sauté for 5 minutes, then stir in half and half and season with pepper.
• Cook 6 to 8 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Stir the Parmesan into the creamy mixture, stirring until well mixed.
• Stir in the pesto, and cook for about 5 minutes, until thickened.
• Stir in the chicken cubes and cook until heated through, about 5 minutes.
• Re-heat the linguini (either in boiling water or microwave) and serve chicken and sauce over the hot pasta.
• Garnish with grated Romano and freshly ground black pepper.
• Makes 4 to 6 servings.

CREAMY CHICKEN PESTO LINGUINE

Steps:

• Saute onion and garlic in oil in skillet.
• Season chicken strips with garlic powder and black pepper and add to skillet with onion/garlic mixture.
• When chicken is done, stir in pesto sauce, then add cream and parmesan cheese.
• Cook over medium heat until thickened.
• Drain cooked linguine and serve chicken and sauce over top.
• Sprinkle with additional Parmesan cheese, if desired.

LINGUINE WITH CHICKEN AND SPICY PESTO SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Add chicken to skillet and sauté until cooked through and beginning to brown, about 3 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer chicken to bowl. Add green onions, 1/3 cup cilantro, pecans, garlic, jalapeño and dried red pepper to same skillet. Sauté until green onions wilt, about 2 minutes. Add pesto, chicken and any accumulated juices; stir to blend. Remove from heat.
• Meanwhile, cook linguine in large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite. Drain, reserving 1/4 cup cooking liquid.
• Bring sauce to simmer. Add linguine and reserved cooking liquid to sauce and toss to coat. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer to large bowl. Sprinkle with additional cilantro. Serve, passing Parmesan separately.

LINGUINE WITH CHICKEN AND PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions, preferably al dente (firm to the bite).
• Drain; keep warm.
• For sauce, in a medium mixing bowl, stir together chicken broth, wine or water, soy sauce, cornstarch and red pepper.
• Stir in peanut butter until smooth.
• Set aside.
• Rinse chicken; pat dry with paper towels.
• Cut into 1-inch pieces.
• Set aside.
• In a wok or large skillet heat the oil over medium-high heat.
• (Add more oil as necessary during cooking.) Add onion, garlic and ginger to hot oil; stir-fry for 2-3 minutes or until onion is crisp-tender.
• Remove onion mixture from wok.
• Add the chicken to the wok.
• Stir-fry about 3 minutes or until chicken is tender and no longer pink.
• Push the chicken from the center of the wok.
• Stir sauce; add to center of the wok.
• cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.
• Cook and stir for 2 minutes more.
• Return onion mixture to wok; stir all ingredients together.
• Arrange pasta on individual plates or a serving platter.
• Spoon the chicken mixture over pasta.
• Sprinkle with green onions.

LINGUINE PASTA WITH BASIL PESTO SAUCE

Steps:

• Set salted water to boil for pasta.
• Once water is boiling, cook linguine until al dente.
• In the meantime, purée basil, pine nuts, Parmesan, garlic, olive oil and salt and pepper in a food.
• processor or blender.
• If the pesto seems too thick, you may thin slightly using the pasta water.
• Drain linguine well and toss together with pesto.
• Mound pasta on individual plates or a.
• warm platter and garnish with the basil leaf ribbons and grated Parmesan.

SPICY PESTO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Mix the mozzarella cheese, pesto sauce and mustard until well blended; set aside.
• Place chicken in 13x9-inch baking dish.
• Spread mustard mixture evenly over chicken; top with parmesan cheese.
• BAKE 30 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.

PESTO PASTA WITH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute garlic until tender, then stir in chicken. Season with red pepper flakes. Cook until chicken is golden, and cooked through.
• In a large bowl, combine pasta, chicken, sun-dried tomatoes and pesto. Toss to coat evenly.