Paleo Creamy Chicken Pesto Pasta (Pollo Cremoso)

We all love pasta… now we can enjoy that awesomeness a little more often ?

Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp Olive/Macadamia Oil
• Chicken Breast
• 1 Garlic clove, finely chopped
• 1 Onion, finely chopped
• 1 Tbsp of Kale Pesto
• 1 Sweet Potato, peeled grated
• 1 Cup Coconut milk
• 1 Cup Chicken Stock
• Pinch of Salt

Kale Pesto

• 1/2 Bunch Fresh Basil
• 2 kale leaves
• 1 Tbsp Pine Nuts
• 1 Garlic clove
• Pinch of salt
• 3 Tbsp Olive Oil
• 1 Tbsp Lemon Juice

METHOD:

1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees C.
2. Combine ingredients for Kale pesto in a blender or in a mortar and pestle and set aside.
3. Add oil to frypan on medium-high heat and brown onion and garlic.
4. Add 2 Tbsp of kale pesto and stir before turning heat to low stirring in coconut milk and stock. Cover pan and allow sauce to simmer for 10-15 minutes.
5. Place chicken breast on lined baking tray, sprinkle with salt and drizzle a little oil before placing in the oven for 10-12 mins. Remove and using two forks shred the meat so it is stringy and tender. If you have cooked it well enough this should occur quite easily ?
6. Add the grated sweet potato to the sauce, finish with a squeeze of lemon juice and fold through the shredded chicken before serving onto onto individual plates or bowls.