Chicken Minestrone with Walnut Pesto

Ingredients

• 1/2 pound pasta shells or preferred pasta
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 whole chicken cut up
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 cups freshly cooked garbanzo beans or 2 cans garbanzo beans
• 2 zucchini cubed
• 3 carrots chopped
• 1 medium onion peeled and diced (or sliced)
• 5 cloves garlic crushed or finely chopped
• 3 medium fresh tomatoes or 2 cups canned whole tomatoes
• 1/4 - 1/2 cup white wine or beer
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• Kosher salt to taste
• ground black pepper to taste
• For Pesto
• 2 cups fresh basil leaves probably about 30 large leaves, stems removed
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup walnuts or pine nuts
• 1/2 cup freshly grated Pecorino Romano cheese
• 6 cloves fresh garlic
• For Garnish
• 1/8 - 1/4 cup Parmigiano shredded or grated
• chopped parsley

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