This almost looks too good to be gluten-free, right?
But the exciting part is that is truly is. 100%.
It get stupidly excited over things that satisfy specific dietary requirements and still taste delicious.
This is one of those things.
I mean, the odds were definitely stacked in my favor…don’t think I don’t know that.
It’s hard to go wrong with pesto, chicken and pasta.
But gluten-free noodles can go wrong. Very, very wrong. If you’re not careful.
Luckily I was careful. And this was delicious. So go make and get excited with me!
Gluten-Free Chicken Pesto Fettuccine (from my Health.com blog)
Ingredients:
- 1 pound gluten-free fettuccine (I used brown-rice based Tinkyada fettuccine noodles)
- 1 tablespoon Earth Balance
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 3 (6 oz.) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- Salt and pepper
- 1/2 pint cherry tomatoes
- 1/2 cup prepared pesto (you can use homemade if you prefer and you can use more as well!)
Directions:
- In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook pasta according to box directions, stirring occasionally, until al dente.
- Meanwhile, in a medium skillet, melt Earth Balance in canola oil.
- Season chicken with salt and pepper and cook over medium-high heat until lightly browned and firm to touch, about 5 minutes per side.
- Transfer to a plate and cover with foil to keep warm.
- Discard all but 1 tbsp. fat from skillet. Add tomatoes and cook over medium-high heat, stirring often, until they start to soften, about 5 minutes.
- Cut chicken into chunks.
- Ladle off 1 cup pasta water and set aside.
- Drain pasta and return to pot. Add chicken, tomatoes and reserved pasta water. Stir in pesto and mix well until ingredients are coated.
I can never taste a difference between Gluten Free and regular pasta for some reason. This looks great!
I’m so glad I made pesto yesterday…I think I know what I’m doing with it 🙂 Yum. Summer tomatoes are so good. Thanks for this!
This looks delicious! I love pesto sauce. 🙂
I had dinner at a friend’s house not long ago and she served GF noodle from TJs that were really good. Like better than some regular noodles!
Ohh I have those noodles, they’re fantastic! I thought they would have a weird texture, but they don’t at all. This looks SO good!
oo I’ll have to try out that pasta!
That first picture is absolutely gorgeous! Love this recipe!!
This looks just amazing!
I love pesto so I know this would be right up my alley!
yesss, gluten free noodles can definitely go wrong. but thankfully, this recipe sounds & looks quite the opposite. 🙂 (per usual with all your meals!)
It looks perfect! I just pinned it so that I will (eventually) get it on our dinner menu. Cannot get enough pesto!
YUM! I love the white bowl too! Gorgeous!
I just love the way you made your it looks so good.Great recipe.
Thanks for sharing your talent.
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Have a Happy Memorial Day!!
Glad you liked it! And thank you – you as well! 🙂