High-Protein Pesto Chicken Pasta Box

Name: High-Protein Pesto Chicken Pasta Box
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 160 g chicken breast; 70 g penne; 20 g fresh basil; 15 g Parmesan; 10 g pine nuts; 1 tbsp olive oil; 80 g cherry tomato; 1 garlic; salt to taste

Prep10 minCook12 minTotal22 minDifficultyVery easy

Ingredients

1 serving

Contains: Gluten, Milk, Tree nuts

Allergen info is best-effort — please verify yourself.

Nutrition

Per serving

Calories: 724.9; total 724.9
Protein: 53.5 g; total 53.5 g
Carbs: 59.4 g; total 59.4 g
Fat: 29.8 g; total 29.8 g

Estimated · based on 8 of 9 ingredients

Nutrition data: USDA FoodData Central

A cold pesto chicken pasta box with cherry tomatoes, built for meal prep and packed with around 54g of protein.

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Method

1
- penne 70 g
Cook and cool the penne — Boil the penne in salted water until al dente, then drain and rinse under cold water to cool.
2
- chicken breast 160 g
- olive oil 1 tbsp
- salt to taste
Sear the chicken — Season the diced chicken with salt and sear in the olive oil over medium-high heat until golden and cooked through, about 6 minutes.
3
- fresh basil 20 g
- Parmesan 15 g
- pine nuts 10 g
- garlic 1
Make the pesto — Blitz or finely chop the basil, garlic, pine nuts and parmesan into a rough pesto and toss with the cooled pasta.
4
- chicken breast 160 g
- cherry tomato 80 g
- salt to taste
Pack the pasta box — Fold in the chicken and cherry tomatoes, adjust salt, and pack into your box.

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