How to make Grilled Pesto Chicken - Boneless chicken breasts rubbed over with pesto, grilled and served with pesto-cream sauce.
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Main Ingredients : Boneless chicken breasts (हड्डी रहित चिकन ब्रेस्ट), Fresh basil leaves (ताज़े बेसिल के पत्ते )
Cuisine : Italian
Course : Main Course Chicken
Grilled Pesto Chicken Recipe Card
Hindi: murgh
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Prep Time : 26-30 minutes
Cook time : 11-15 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Easy
Taste : Mild
Ingredients for Grilled Pesto Chicken Recipe
Boneless chicken breasts 2
Fresh basil leaves 30-40
Salt to taste
Black pepper powder to sprinkle
Lemon juice to sprinkle
Olive oil 2 tablespoons
Red bell pepper and yellow bell pepper ½ measures
Onion 1 medium
Fresh cream ½ cup
Garlic cloves 3-4
Salt to taste
Pine nuts(chilgoza) 3 tablespoons
Olive oil 6 tablespoons
Black peppercorns 4-5
Parmesan cheese powder ¼ cup
Method
Step 1
Slit chicken, keep it on a plate, sprinkle salt and pepper powder, drizzle lemon juice. Set aside for 5-10 minutes.
Step 2
To make pesto, grind the basil leaves, garlic. Add pine nuts, olive oil, peppercorns. Transfer into a bowl, add parmesan cheese and salt. Mix well.
Step 3
Spread pesto reserving some over marinated chicken on both the sides and set aside for 10-15 minutes.
Step 4
Cut bell peppers and onion into big cubes
Step 5
Heat some olive in a non-stick grill pan, add cubed peppers and onion and cook till the grill marks appear on both the sides. Transfer on a plate.
Step 6
Heat remaining olive oil in the same grill pan, place marinated chicken and cook till grill marks appear on both the sides.
Step 7
To make pesto sauce, heat cream in a small non-stick pan, add some of the reserved pesto and mix well. Add salt and pepper powder and mix well.
Step 8
Drizzle pesto sauce on a serving plate, grilled chicken over it, place grilled veggies alongside. Garnish with reserved pesto and serve immediately.
