Hint: This dish can be served hot or cold, if you like more of a “pasta salad” effect!

Ingredients:

  • 4 large chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch-thick strips
  • 2 cups shredded spaghetti squash
  • 1 cup walnut pesto (see recipe below)
  • ½ cup sun-dried tomatoes
  • 1 bell pepper cut into thin strips (optional)
  • salt and pepper

Directions:

  1. Marinate chicken in pesto for about 30 minutes.
  2. Sauté chicken strips in pan on medium flame until chicken is cooked through (about 7–10 minutes).
  3. Add spaghetti squash, sun-dried tomatoes and red bell pepper.
  4. Season with salt and pepper, mix and serve.

Walnut Pesto

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups fresh basil leaves, stems removed
  • 2 cups walnuts
  • 5 cloves garlic
  • 1 cup olive oil
  • salt and pepper to taste

This walnut pesto is perfect in the Pesto Chicken Pasta!

Directions:

  1. Blend all ingredients in blender or food processor until finely ground.