This recipe tasted slightly odd – the peanut, coriander (cilantro), parsley combination didin’t thrill me but it was nice to have a lighter style pasta dish … if it appeals, I’d say try it and see, but honestly I don’t think we’ll ever have this again …
Peanut Pesto Chicken with Noodles
½ cup coriander and parsley
1/3 cup unsalted peanuts
¼ cup grated parmesan
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
2 cloves garlic
1/3 cup margarine
2 chicken breasts, cubed
4 cups baby spinach
4 cups cooked linguine
¼ cup sun dried tomatoes, chopped
Combine coriander, parsley, peanuts, cheese, lemon juice, pepper sauce and garlic in a food processor and blend until finely chopped.
Melt ¼ cup margarine and blend into pesto mixture. Set aside
Season chicken. Heat remaining margarine in a skillet and cook chicken until browned. Add spinach to the pan, toss through. Toss the pasta with the chicken, pest mixture and sun dried tomatoes and reheat.
