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Creamy Pesto Chicken Linguini

Ingredient Amount Calories
Chicken broiler, raw, meat only boneless breast 500g 600kcal
Cream light whipping 300g 876kcal
Pasta dry 400g 1484kcal
Basil pesto 60g 223kcal

Recipe Instructions:

Ingredients
400 grams linguini
500 grams chicken breasts chopped or chicken stir fry strips
300ml tub cream
1/4 cup basil pesto
Instructions
In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the linguini according to packet directions.
Meanwhile, in a nonstick frying pan, sauté the chicken until golden, 4 to 6 minutes.
Add the cream and reduce heat, add basil pesto and simmer for 5 minutes.
Add the linguini and toss to coat in the yummy sauce.
Recipe Notes
Optional: Add a punnet of cherry tomatoes when you add the basil pesto for colour and a fresh burst of goodness. Sprinkle with fresh basil and Parmesan to serve.

Nutrition Facts
Portion Size 315 g | ml
Amount Per Portion 796
3330
kcal
kilojoules
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 33g 43%
Saturated Fat 16g 82%
Sodium 242mg 11%
Total Carbohydrate 78g 28%
Dietary Fiber 3.5g 13%
Sugar 5.3g
Protein 43g 87%
Vitamin D 0.5mcg 2%
Calcium 104mg 8%
Iron 3.9mg 22%
Potassium 743mg 16%
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contribute to a daily diet. 2000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
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Vitamins
Nutrient Amount DV
Vitamin A 234.9 mcg 26%
Thiamin [B1] 1.041 mg 87%
Riboflavin [B2] 0.756 mg 58%
Niacin [B3] 19.34 mg 121%
Pantothenic acid [B5] 2.537 mg 51%
Vitamin B6 1.217 mg 72%
Cobalamin [B12] 0.413 mcg 0%
Floate [B9] 409.6 mcg 0%
Vitamin C 0.45 mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.45 mcg 2%
Vitamin E 2.162 mg 14%
Vitamin K 41.695 mcg 35%
Betaine 150.84 mg 0%
Choline 132.38 mg 24%
Carbohydrates
Nutrient Amount DV
Total carbohydrate 78 g 28%
Sugars 5.3 g 11%
Dietary fiber 3.5 g 13%
Carbohydrate 76.9 g 0%
Net carbs 72.7g
Aminoacids
Nutrient Amount DV
Alanine 2.136 g 0%
Arginine 2.435 g 0%
Aspartic acid 3.393 g 0%
Cysteine 0.565 g 0%
Glutamic acid 9.103 g 0%
Glycine 1.721 g 0%
Histidine 1.391 g 0%
Isoleucine 1.989 g 0%
Leucine 3.474 g 0%
Lysine 3.131 g 0%
Methionine 0.919 g 0%
Phenylalanine 1.882 g 0%
Proline 2.62 g 0%
Serine 1.778 g 0%
Threonine 1.797 g 0%
Tryptophan 0.562 g 0%
Tyrosine 1.334 g 0%
Valine 2.153 g 0%
Minerals
Nutrient Amount DV
Calcium 103.9 mg 8%
Copper 0.36 mg 40%
Fluoride 20.25 mcg 0%
Iron 3.89 mg 22%
Magnesium 99.25 mg 24%
Manganese 0.99 mg 43%
Phosphorus 515.55 mg 41%
Potassium 742.5 mg 16%
Selenium 92.9 mcg 169%
Sodium 241.95 mg 11%
Zinc 2.55 mg 23%
Other
Nutrient Amount DV
Water 157.28 g 0%
Ash 3.142 g 0%