People who love to eat are always the best people … Check This Amazing Recipe: Chicken with pesto
How to Make Chicken with pesto
Preparation time:
less than 30 mins
Cooking time:
10 to 30 mins
Serves:
Serves 2
Ingredients
For the chicken with pesto
- 10g/⅓oz pine nuts
- 25g/1oz fresh basil
- 1 garlic
- 2 tbsp freshly grated Parmesan
- 1 tbsp freshly grated mature pecorino
- 75ml/2½fl oz light extra virgin olive oil
- 2 chicken breasts
- ½ unwaxed lemon
- 4–5 tbsp plain flour
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
To serve
- boiled new potatoes
- steamed green beans
Method
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Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4. Spread the pine nuts on a baking sheet and bake for 2 minutes.
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To make the pesto, put the basil, garlic, toasted pine nuts and a pinch of salt and the food processor or mortar, and grind to a paste. Tip into a medium bowl and, using a wooden spoon, mix in the Parmesan and pecornio. Pour in the extra virgin olive oil very gradually, beating continuously with a spoon.
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Rub the chicken breasts with the lemon and season with salt and pepper. Make a slit in the side of each breast and insert a tablespoon or so of the pesto mixture. Secure with a cocktail stick.
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Put the flour on a plate, season with a little salt, then dredge the chicken into the flour. Shake off any excess.
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Heat the olive oil in a frying pan, add the chicken and cook for 6–7 minutes, or until a golden crust has formed. Turn the chicken over and fry for another 3–4 minutes. Add a little hot water and cook until the chicken is cooked through. Keep an eye on it and add a little more water if it starts sticking to the pan.
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Transfer the chicken to serving plates and spread a little more pesto over each breast. Serve with new potatoes and green beans.
