Tortellini in Chicken and Pesto Broth

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    35mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    4
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    373
based on 8 ratings

A fresh, healthy option for a light lunch. This recipe uses the steamer attachment to cook the pasta and greens from the steam created by the broth as it cooks in the bowl. We used spinach and ricotta tortellini, try using tortellini with other fillings as a variation.

recipe updated Jan 8, 2024

Ingredients

  • Chicken breast icon
    Chicken breast
    300 g
  • Tortellini icon
    Tortellini
    300 g
  • Baby spinach icon
    Baby spinach
    200 g
  • Peas icon
    Peas
    100 g
  • Shallot icon
    Shallot
    1
  • Chicken stock icon
    Chicken stock
    as needed
  • Salt & pepper icon
    Salt & pepper
    2 pinches
  • Pesto icon
    Pesto
    50 g
  • Fresh basil leaves icon
    Fresh basil leaves
    as needed
  • Parmesan cheese icon
    Parmesan cheese
    20 g

Tools

  • kCook icon kCook Multi
  • kCook icon Kcook bowl
  • kCook icon Steamer tray

Step preview

  1. Fit thick slicing disc (5) to direct prep attachment
  2. Fit direct prep attachment to kCook Multi
  3. Fit stir tool to kCook bowl
  4. Fit kCook bowl to kCook Multi
  5. Add chicken stock to the kCook bowl up to the 1 liter mark
  6. Turn direct prep attachment to position 1
  7. Slice shallot into the kCook bowl with direct prep attachment
  8. Turn direct prep attachment to position 2
  9. Attach lid to kCook bowl
  10. Heat with filler cap removed - 98°C, speed 2
  11. Then add chicken breast, salt & pepper and pesto to the kCook bowl
  12. Cook with filler cap removed - 2 min, 98°C, speed 2
  13. Add tortellini to the steamer tray
  14. Steam - 8 min, 110°C, speed 2
  15. Then add baby spinach and peas to the steamer tray
  16. Steam - 3 min, 110°C, speed 2
  17. Serve
  18. Garnish with fresh basil leaves and parmesan cheese
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