Blackened Chicken With Basil Pesto Tortellini Recipes

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken to the skillet and season with salt and pepper. Saute until chicken is cooked through and has browned, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from skillet and transfer to a bowl; cover to keep warm. Set aside.
• Deglaze pan with chicken broth over medium heat, scraping up any browned bits. Stir in pesto and heavy cream. Cook until thickened, 3 to 5 minutes. Mix in 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese and stir until melted. Add in spinach and tomatoes. Cook until spinach begins to wilt, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Add tortellini and cooked chicken and continue cooking until bubbly and hot, 5 to 10 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese and serve.

Steps:

• 1. Cook tortellini according to instuctions. Drain, set aside. Slice chicken breasts horizontally so as you have 4 even pieces of chicken, dry with a paper towel. Sprinkle with cajun seasoning, coating thoroughly. Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a cast-iron skillet over med-high heat till almost smoking. Cook chicken until very dark on first side, flip and cook till dark, turn down oven to med-low and cook for an additional 5-10 minutes. Remove from pan, set aside. Add onions,green and red peppers to pan, turn heat back up to med-high and cook for 4-5 minutes just until they are not raw. Add boursin cheese, cream, and parmesan cheese, turn down heat again and stir until cheeses melt. Cut up chicken into bite-size pieces and add to sauce. Pour tortellini into a big bowl and add chicken and vegetables. Stir and enjoy.

Steps:

• In 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook 3 to 4 minutes or until no longer pink; remove from skillet, and keep warm.
• In same skillet, heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil; add broccoli. Cook and stir over medium heat about 3 minutes or until broccoli is bright green. Add garlic to skillet; cook about 30 seconds or until fragrant.
• Add chicken broth and tortellini. Heat to simmering; cook 3 minutes. Stir in milk, cream cheese, salt and pepper. Cook over medium heat 3 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until cream cheese is melted; stir in Parmesan cheese.
• Add chicken back to skillet; cook 1 to 2 minutes or until heated through. Garnish with additional Parmesan cheese, if desired.

Steps:

• Mix all dry seasonings together and put in a spice (bottle) shaker. Use as needed.
• Cook noodles according to pkg. drain.
• Dip chicken breast fillets in the 4Tbs. of melted butter and place on a flat surface and sprinkle my seasoning mix.(you don't use the whole jar of spice, just enough to cover chicken pieces).
• Dip in flour and place in a hot iron skillet or hot pan with 4Tbs. of butter.
• Fry until done, covering chicken to steam while cooking.
• Meanwhile, add half and half and heavy whipping cream into a large pot and slowly heat over medium low heat.
• Add 1/2cup (1 stick) of butter to the milk in the pot and stir well until butter is melted.
• Add the 3-4oz. of minced garlic and stir until bubbly.
• Remove from heat and add parmesan cheese and stir well.
• In a bowl combine the noodles and onion,and bell peppers. Mix well and add milk/cheese mixture.
• Stir until blended.
• Cut chicken breast fillets into strips.
• Serve noodles and sauce on platter with the fried chicken breast fillets on top.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Puree first 5 ingredients in processor until almost smooth. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Transfer to small bowl. Press plastic wrap directly onto surface of pesto to seal. Cover; chill.)
• Cook tortellini in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite. Drain, reserving 1/4 cup cooking water.
• Combine tortellini, chicken and 1 cup pesto in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Toss until mixture is heated through, adding reserved cooking water and additional pesto by tablespoonfuls until sauce coats pasta. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer to bowl. Pass additional Parmesan.