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Delicious, nutritious recipes with the benefits of Ensure
Pesto Chicken Pasta
Serves 4
Ingredients:
• ½ cup Ensure Neutral powder
• 2 cups spinach, washed and dried
• 1 bunch of basil
• ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
• Zest from 1 lemon
• Juice from 2 lemons
• ½ cup pine nuts
• 2 garlic cloves
• ¼ cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 500g chicken breast, cut into strips
• 200g dried pasta
• Salt and pepper to taste
Method:
• Cook pasta al dente as per instructions on the packet.
• Lightly toast pine nuts in a pan on a low heat for 2-3 minutes.
• In a food processor add spinach, Ensure Neutral powder, basil, pine nuts, lemon zest and juice, extra virgin olive oil and parmesan cheese and blitz until smooth. Set aside.
• Heat oil in a frying pan on a medium heat. Add chicken strips and cook for 5 minutes or until cooked through.
• Return the pasta to a pot along with pesto and chicken and gently heat through. Season to taste.
Serve with a Greek salad.
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Per serve
Energy (Kj) - 3837
Protein (g) - 53.5
Fat (g) - 55.8
Saturated Fat (g) - 9.1
Carbohydrate (g) - 49.6
Sugars (g) - 6.1
Fibre (g) - 2.9
Sodium (mg) - 315
Ingredients:
• ½ cup Ensure Neutral powder
• 2 cups spinach, washed and dried
• 1 bunch of basil
• ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
• Zest from 1 lemon
• Juice from 2 lemons
• ½ cup pine nuts
• 2 garlic cloves
• ¼ cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 500g chicken breast, cut into strips
• 200g dried pasta
• Salt and pepper to taste
Method:
• Cook pasta al dente as per instructions on the packet.
• Lightly toast pine nuts in a pan on a low heat for 2-3 minutes.
• In a food processor add spinach, Ensure Neutral powder, basil, pine nuts, lemon zest and juice, extra virgin olive oil and parmesan cheese and blitz until smooth. Set aside.
• Heat oil in a frying pan on a medium heat. Add chicken strips and cook for 5 minutes or until cooked through.
• Return the pasta to a pot along with pesto and chicken and gently heat through. Season to taste.
Serve with a Greek salad.
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Per serve
Energy (Kj) - 3837
Protein (g) - 53.5
Fat (g) - 55.8
Saturated Fat (g) - 9.1
Carbohydrate (g) - 49.6
Sugars (g) - 6.1
Fibre (g) - 2.9
Sodium (mg) - 315