Cilantro-Serrano Pesto with Grilled Chicken and Penne

My wife did the cooking tonight using a recipe I had picked out from Cooking Light.   This dish is a fusion between Italian and Mexican cuisine and it is the first time we have tried to make this.

Photo: Randy Mayor

The pesto is made from cilantro, Serrano pepper, and pecans.   Instead of grilled chicken we bought roasted chicken from the grocery store.  

The flavor was much more mild and the dish was much more dry than we expected.   Still, I liked the dish, but my wife found it to be a bit disappointing.   I don't think it is something we will make again.