I used to make pesto with basil, parmesan, olive oil and pine nuts in my blender. But pine nuts have become outrageously expensive. Walnuts are a good substitute, but the taste just isn’t the same. The pesto at Costco is pine nut based, and fairly affordable. But it comes in 22-ounce jars. If I’m not careful, it will spoil before it's all used up. Luckily, it doesn’t seem to mind being frozen.
Slow Cooker Pesto Mozzarella Chicken
1 1/2 pound chicken breast
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
8 ounces prepared basil pesto
1/3 cup butter
1/2 cup parmesan
1 1/2 cups mozzarella
Place all ingredients in slow cooker. Cover and cook on low
5 hours or on high 3 to 4 hours. Shred chicken and return to slow cooker.
Continue cooking about half an hour. Serve over hot pasta. (We like penne, gemelli,
or casarecce, which we also find at Costco.)
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