Ready in 45 minutes, for 6 servings
INGREDIENTS:
- pasta
- water
EQUIPMENT:
- pot
1) Start by boiling water for pasta in a large pot.
INGREDIENTS:
- olive oil
- pasta
- water
- salt
2) Add some salt and olive oil to prevent pasta from sticking. When water is boiling, add pasta, stir, reduce heat to medium and cook until ready (9-12 minutes, depending on pasta type).
3) Drain an set aside.
INGREDIENTS:
- pasta
4) While pasta is cooking, prepare the rest of the components simultaneously.
INGREDIENTS:
- cooking fat
EQUIPMENT:
- frying pan
5) Start by heating the cooking fat in a skillet over medium heat.
INGREDIENTS:
- chicken breast halves
- oregano
- pepper
- salt
6) Sprinkle chicken breast halves with salt, pepper and dry oregano all over.
INGREDIENTS:
- chicken
- cooking oil
7) Place chicken in heated oil and cook on both sides for a short time (1 minute each).
INGREDIENTS:
- juice
- lemon
EQUIPMENT:
- frying pan
8) Add juice of 1 lemon to the skillet, reduce heat to medium/low and continue cooking, turning occasionally, until done (about 10 - 12 minutes). Set aside.
INGREDIENTS:
- pumpkin seeds
- coarse salt
EQUIPMENT:
- frying pan
9) If toasting pumpkin seeds, put 1/2 tbsp of coarse salt in a small (preferably cast iron) skillet over medium heat.
INGREDIENTS:
- pumpkin seeds
- coarse salt
- seeds
- sandwich bread
- salt
EQUIPMENT:
- frying pan
10) Add pumpkin seeds. Toast seeds for a few minutes, stirring or shaking frequently, until they start to crack and turn golden. Turn off the heat and leave pumpkin seeds in the skillet until cool. When move seeds away from salt before using them. It won't be hard, because they are lighter than coarse salt. Discard the salt.
INGREDIENTS:
- pesto
11) Now you are ready to prepare pesto.
INGREDIENTS:
- pumpkin seeds
12) Reserve 1-2 tbsp of pumpkin seeds for garnish.
INGREDIENTS:
- pumpkin seeds
- lemon juice
- olive oil
- pesto
13) Put the remaining pumpkin seeds and the rest of the pesto ingredients in a processor and hit pulse a few times at first, allowing everything to settle. Now turn the processor on and see if pesto is thin enough (consistency of pancake batter). If not, add a little more olive oil and/or lemon juice as you work the pesto.
INGREDIENTS:
- cooked chicken breast
14) Slice or dice cooked chicken breasts.
INGREDIENTS:
- pumpkin seeds
- parmesan
- chicken
- pasta
- pesto
EQUIPMENT:
- bowl
15) Assemble your dish in serving bowls: pasta, chicken, pesto, pumpkin seed sprinkle and shaved or grated parmesan.
INGREDIENTS:
- pumpkin seeds
- chicken
- spinach
- pasta
- pesto
EQUIPMENT:
- bowl
16) Now inhale deeply and try to say Spinach & Pumpkin Seed Pesto Chicken Pasta Bowl three times in a row fast. That's it!