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Creamy Pesto Chicken and Bow Ties

Creamy Pesto Chicken and Bow Ties

Name: Creamy Pesto Chicken and Bow Ties
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 3 cups uncooked bow tie pasta; 2 tablespoons butter or margarine; 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast, cubed; 1 (10.75 ounce) can Campbell's® Condensed Cream of Chicken Soup (Regular or 98% Fat Free); ½ cup pesto sauce; ½ cup milk

Rating: 4.56 stars

221 Ratings
165 Reviews
151 Photos

Use Campbell's® Condensed Cream of Chicken Soup, chicken breast, and bow tie pasta to make an easy one-dish meal with a creamy pesto sauce.

By Campbell's Kitchen

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Recipe Summary

cook:

20 mins

total:

20 mins

Servings:

Yield:

4 servings

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 4 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

3 cups uncooked bow tie pasta
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast, cubed
1 (10.75 ounce) can Campbell's® Condensed Cream of Chicken Soup (Regular or 98% Fat Free)
½ cup pesto sauce
½ cup milk

Directions

Step 1

Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain.

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Step 2

Meanwhile, heat butter in skillet. Add chicken and cook until browned, stirring often.
Step 3

Add soup, pesto sauce and milk. Bring to a boil. Cook over low heat 5 minutes or until done. Stir in drained pasta and heat through.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

521 calories; protein 35.8g; carbohydrates 30g; fat 28.8g; cholesterol 98.4mg; sodium 883.7mg. Full Nutrition

Reviews (165)

Most helpful positive review

Tami Batchelor Hanson

01/20/2009

Excellent! I sauteed spinach and mushrooms before adding in the chicken, which I cut into thin strips. I also added a can of petite diced garlic and olive oil tomatoes in at the end. This was definitely a restaurant quality meal! Read More

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Most helpful critical review

Tara Taflambas

05/04/2011

I thought this was ok. I was really excited about it bc of the reviews but thought the soup over powered the pesto flavor and almost left it bland. Read More

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(12)

221 Ratings

5 star values: 145
4 star values: 58
3 star values: 16
2 star values: 1
1 star values: 1

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Tami Batchelor Hanson

01/20/2009

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Tricia De Groot

10/19/2009

Delicious!!!! Great base recipe that I just added 2 more ingredients to - 1/2 cup frozen spinach (thawed) and 1/4 cup Kraft Parmesan, Romano, & Asiago cheese mix - this was a delicious recipe that is now a favorite! I had actually made it two nights before and let it in the fridge it was awesome and the chicken picked up so much flavor! Read More

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Emily

11/24/2008

I added a half cup of parmesan cheese...and I always love more pesto! Read More

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Robin

02/20/2015

I only have 2 comments to make....doesn't anyone just make the recipe as stated and then rate it??? Make recipes on sites as it is then add or modify the next time you make it!! Read More

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sarahkathryn

07/17/2009

My family & I loved this recipe. They raved about this dish for days after we had it. However I did a few things differently from the recipe: I made my own pesto and didn't QUITE use an entire 1/2 cup if it. I used spiral pasta instead of bowtie. I added white wine & extra virgin olive oil to the butter/margarine. I sprinkled the chicken with garlic powder pepper and poultry seasoning while I cooked it. I used bone-in chicken so I ended up having to bake mine at 350 for 30 mins. Read More

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Tara Taflambas

05/04/2011

I thought this was ok. I was really excited about it bc of the reviews but thought the soup over powered the pesto flavor and almost left it bland. Read More

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(12)

lisa

09/14/2010

Modified slightly, didn't add chicken, made with rotini pasta, also added about 1/4 cup of rocota cheese and 1/8 cup of cream cheese - EXTRA CHEESY-CREAMY PESTO PASTA....very good! Read More

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goodeats

12/24/2009

I already had some chicken flavored rice that I made yesterday so used that instead of the pasta.My pesto sauce is from Sam's Club & I used the Fat-Free soup & non-fat milk. Added a little extra garlic & topped w parm. cheese. A quick & easy meal that will satisfy my family. Read More

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boys2

06/27/2011

This was really, really good. The soup was overpowering but I added more pesto and that did the trick. Will skip the milk next time. Used leftover cooked chicken. Read More

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I added a half cup of parmesan cheese...and I always love more pesto!

I only have 2 comments to make....doesn't anyone just make the recipe as stated and then rate it??? Make recipes on sites as it is then add or modify the next time you make it!!

I thought this was ok. I was really excited about it bc of the reviews but thought the soup over powered the pesto flavor and almost left it bland.

Modified slightly, didn't add chicken, made with rotini pasta, also added about 1/4 cup of rocota cheese and 1/8 cup of cream cheese - EXTRA CHEESY-CREAMY PESTO PASTA....very good!

This was really, really good. The soup was overpowering but I added more pesto and that did the trick. Will skip the milk next time. Used leftover cooked chicken.