Reviewed: Apr. 21, 2013

Wonderful quick meal. I bought skinless chicken breast and wrapped them in plastic wrap and used my meat mallet to thin them out so they would cook faster and be juicy.. I hate dry chicken! Fortunately I saw my mother using a meat mallet growing up and everyone always wanted to know what her secret was to her meals being soooo juicy! After I cooked the chicken I added it to my pasta and then while the skillet was hot, I put the pesto sauce in the pan to warm it up along with a little can of peas and three diced sun dried tomatoes...after one minute I added this mixture to the pasta and chicken...I mixed it altogether then added 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese and put the lid on the pot so it would melt really well...this was amazing!!!!!! My husband really enjoyed it and my neighbor happen to come over to borrow something so I offered him a plate and he said it was great!! Great recipe and if you enjoy sweet peas, add some, it really has a great taste w/the pesto!

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Jessica

Reviewed: Apr. 11, 2013

This was an excellent meal. I used Mezzeta pesto, ground turkey,and whole wheat penne. I had to substitute canned whole roma tomatoes, for the sun dried tomatoes, breaking them into pieces and reducing the liquid. We are growing lots of basil in our garden, so, next time we can make our own pesto!

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DOCROBIN

Reviewed: Mar. 31, 2013

Amazing and easy dish. I didn't change a thing. I used buitoni pesto and it was absolutely delicious. Thank you!

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daydreams123

Reviewed: Mar. 25, 2013

I usually make this recipe a little different. I made it this way and it was bland to me. I add feta usually we get them in small blocks and I just use a little about half a block diced and let it melt and it makes a cream sauce. I prefer this much beter it comes out really tangy and creamy. I will stick to the way I make it.

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Lauren

Reviewed: Mar. 20, 2013

This recipe was so easy to make. It was a great dinner for game night. I did use some pesto I had frozen from the fall's last batch from my garden. I added the oil from the sun-dried tomatoes to the chicken as suggested. I added 1/2 tsb of crushed red peppers, also from my garden I dried (I think next time I will add even more for more of a kick). Also, I added parm cheese. I rated it a 4 because it was so quick and easy & for all these changes I got from the reviews. Even our baseball catcher enjoyed it & was full which is extremely amazing.

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AirMare

Reviewed: Mar. 7, 2013

DELICIOUS! Family loved this. Made pretty much as the recipe states, except for using Dreamfields pasta because it is a low carb pasta,and cutting down on the red pepper flakes (personal preference), but other than that everything was the same. I like the fact that it is low in sodium and cholesterol too.

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DQ4

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Richmond, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 17, 2013

Good recipe. We followed the directions as listed with the exception of the sun dried tomatoes. We just didn't have them on hand. Topped with Parmesan cheese. Would have been good with some type of seasoned chicken or rotisserie chicken. Overall, a keeper and one we will make again!

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Bri

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Feb. 17, 2013

Super easy and good recipe. I threw in a couple of handfuls of fresh spinach (for 4 servings)in the last few minutes of cooking the chicken. Once the spinach was wilted, it really added a beautiful color to the dish - wish I had taken a picture!

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Charlestowne

Reviewed: Feb. 6, 2013

Very tasty and so easy to make. This is a keeper!

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luvstocook

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Pueblo, Colorado, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 6, 2013

Sounded yummy so we gave it a try after reading several of the reviews. We used our own pesto, thyme and rosemary along with onions and spag sauce that was not called for in the recipe. One and a half cups of spag sauce was added to give it some moisture as it appeared extremely dry. One and a half tbsp of pepper seemed just the right amount to give it a nice warm taste but not hot. Will definitely make this again but will likely drop the thyme.

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