MOA Dinner at A Veneto Pizzeria Ristorante

I already said in my previous post how much I love dining at A Veneto Pizzeria Ristorante. I even tried making one of their best sellers at home, the Nut Pesto with Chicken (the McCormick way). But I know nothing beats the original. And the photo below my friends is the real Nut Pesto with Chicken. 

A Veneto's Nut Pesto with Chicken

After my solo "food trip" at MAFBEX 2011, I met up with my friend MC and off we went to SM Mall of Asia for some good talk and good food.

That was actually my first time to dine at their MOA branch since the one I frequented is in Glorietta Makati. We ordered  my favorite Nut Pesto with chicken (Php260), a slice of Howie's Special (Php90), a slice of Bacon Cheeseburger Pie (php85) and 2 refillable iced teas. 

Pizza slices of Howie's Special and Bacon Cheeseburger Pie

I find it hard to finish the whole slice of Howie's Special (pizza topped with garlic and anchovies) because it's just too big and so was Mc with her Bacon pizza. We already felt drunked with too much bottomless ice tea just to finish everything we ordered. 

A Veneto Pizzeria Ristorante Menu

We thought what we ordered was too much for just the two of us. We were of course happy with the food quality, we were even shock at the huge slices of Pizzas. We left after about 2 hours of sitting there, laughing and munching. Such fine lovely Italian dinner we had. We need to get out of MOA fast as we don't want to leave along with thousands of people on the concert ground for the Miley Cyrus concert. We'll surely be back for more! 

Recipe: Nut Pesto with Chicken

I guess I've already said a hundred times in this blog my passion for pasta. What's my favorite kind of pasta you ask, NUT PESTO WITH CHICKEN. Delicious!

My version: Nut Pesto with Chicken

The scent of the basil is an attraction and addiction, like my personal brand of heroine, lol! It's just something that will for sure drool me over. My best Nut Pesto with Chicken meal so far was the one prepared by Veneto Pizzeria Ristorante in Glorietta, Makati. It's where me and mom would meet over for dinner for some hearty bonding moment and eventually go home late at night. Wow, it's been quite a few years since I happily drown myself with their pasta. I am missing it badly! And because Makati is a little too far from home, I cooked a much simpler version of the meal with the help of McCormick Pesto Pasta Sauce Mix. Here goes the Pesto recipe instruction:

Ingredients:
1 pack McCormick Pesto Pasta Sauce Mix
1/4 cup water
6 tbsps oil
200g pasta (cook accdg to package directions)
chopped nuts
parmesan cheese (ordinary cheddar cheese can also be a replacement)

Procedure:
1. Combine McCormick Pesto Pasta Sauce Mix with water and oil in a sauce pan
2. Cook over medium heat. Do not boil
3. Turn heat off and toss in cooked pasta
4. Top with nuts and cheese :)

Cook the chicken separately. I personally use thin slices of chicken breast, spice it up with salt and pepper to taste, cover with flour and dip into beaten eggs then coat last with some japanese bread crumbs and then fry. It's all that easy that even some rich people I know couldn't believe at how easy it is to cook a pesto pasta at the comfort of your home. :)