Name: Basil pesto pasta
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: serving
Cuisine: Boil
Ingredients: 250 g rosa tomatoes; 3 garlic cloves, unpeeled; 350 g pasta; 600 g chicken breast fillets strips; 75 g pesto basil; olive oil salt and black pepper

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Ingredients (6)

250 g	rosa tomatoes
3	garlic — cloves, unpeeled
350 g	pasta
600 g	chicken breast fillets — strips
75 g	pesto — basil
	olive oil — salt and black pepper

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Method:

Pre-heat the oven to 180°C.

Place the Rosa tomatoes and garlic onto a roasting tin. Drizzle with some olive oil and roast in the oven for 20 minutes.
Cook the pasta according to packet instructions and transfer to a serving dish.
Heat some olive oil in a frying pan and fry the chicken strips until cooked. Season the chicken with salt and pepper.
Press the roasted garlic out of the skin and mash. Mix the garlic, basil pesto and chicken strips into the pasta. Add the roasted tomatoes with pan juices to the pasta. Serve hot, at room temperature or cold.

Serves 4-6.

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