Pesto Chicken with Tortellini | Fit Healthy Recipes
Pesto Chicken with Tortellini
10 mins prepServes 4
A delicious one-pan meal featuring chicken thighs, tortellini, asparagus, and sun-dried tomatoes, all coated in flavorful basil pesto. This dish is quick to prepare and perfect for a weeknight dinner.
1: Heat a large skillet on medium heat and add olive oil.
2: Add sliced chicken thighs, season with salt, and half of the chopped sun-dried tomatoes.
3: Cook everything on medium heat for 5-10 minutes, flipping a couple of times, until the chicken is completely cooked through.
4: Remove the chicken and sun-dried tomatoes from the skillet, leaving the oil.
5: Add trimmed asparagus, seasoned with salt and remaining sun-dried tomatoes, and cook on medium heat for 5-10 minutes until the asparagus is cooked through.
6: Remove the asparagus to a serving plate.
7: Cook tortellini according to the package instructions and drain.
8: Add chicken back to the skillet, add pesto, and stir to coat on low-medium heat until the chicken is reheated, about 1-2 minutes.
9: Remove from heat, add tortellini and halved cherry tomatoes, mix with the pesto and chicken.
10: Taste and add more salt or pesto if desired.
11: Serve chicken, tomatoes, and tortellini on the serving plate with asparagus.
