Chicken and Squash Pesto Pasta

Ingredients

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  1 tbsp or 14g

• Chicken breast

  Broilers or fryers, meat only, raw

  1 breast fillet or 118g

• Squash

  Summer, all varieties, raw

  1 medium or 196g

• Garlic

  Raw

  1 cloves, minced or 3g

• Spaghetti

  Dry pasta, enriched

  4 oz or 113g

• Sauce, pesto, Classico, basil pesto, ready-to-serve

  ⅛ cup or 31g

• Parmesan cheese

  Grated

  1 oz or 28g

Directions

1. Cut chicken into bite sized pieces; set aside.
2. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
3. Sauté chicken, garlic, and squash until squash is tender and chicken is cooked through and no longer pink.
4. Cook pasta as per package directions. Drain and set aside in a large bowl.
5. Add about 1 tablespoon of pesto to the bowl with the pasta. Toss to combine.
6. Add chicken, garlic, and squash mixture to the pasta. Toss well to combine.
7. Top with parmesan cheese and enjoy!

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