Grilled Chicken With Spinach and Pine Nut Pesto
- Ready In:
- 31mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 2 boneless chicken breasts
- 2 cups Baby Spinach
- 1⁄2 cup pine nuts, roasted lightly
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 -2 teaspoon grated lemon peel
- 1⁄3 cup olive oil
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1⁄3 cup parmesan cheese
- salt and pepper
directions
- Heat a grill pan on high heat.
- Lightly oil the pan, sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper and grill the chicken for 10 mins , 5 mins for each side.
- Combine spinach, pine nuts, lemon juice and lemon peel in a processor. Lightly pulse.
- With the machine running gradually add the 1/3 cup oil blending until the mixture is creamy.Add salt and pulse.
- Take the spinach into a small mixing bowl, add the Parmesan and mix well.Season the pesto with salt and pepper.
- Spread it over the grilled chicken and serve.
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My passion is cooking. I love to feed people and myself as well.
I am a student in college, my hobby for started when i was younger and all alone at home , and mom and dad inspired me as well my grandmother who is a fantastic cook and makes amazing desserts. SO i guess cooking is in my genes too.