Name: Pesto Marinade for Chicken or Shrimp
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 cup
Ingredients: 1/2 cup olive oil; 1/4 cup pesto sauce; 1/4 cup lemon juice; 2 garlic cloves, smashed; fresh ground black pepper

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I had a grilled pesto-marinated chicken breast at the Hayes Mansion in San Jose and wanted to make it at home, but couldn't find anything like what I had--it wasn't just chicken with pesto on it, but had been marinated. I searched for something similar, but could find nothing, so I finally came up with this. I've used my own pesto recipe (Recipe #242383) and store bought pesto, and both work well. One cup of marinade is enough for four boneless, skinless chicken breasts

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ingredients

¹⁄₂ cup olive oil
¹⁄₄ cup pesto sauce
¹⁄₄ cup lemon juice
2 garlic cloves, smashed
fresh ground black pepper

directions

Mix all ingredients together.
Marinate chicken for at least an hour, more is better! For shrimp, don't marinate too long--the lemon will "cook" the shrimp. It doesn't ruin it, but it changes the texture a bit.
Brush marinade on meat while it's cooking. (Discard garlic chunks).
Works well with chicken, shrimp, and firm white fish. I think it would be good with pork tenderloin, but I haven't made that yet!

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"I had a grilled pesto-marinated chicken breast at the Hayes Mansion in San Jose and wanted to make it at home, but couldn't find anything like what I had--it wasn't just chicken with pesto on it, but had been marinated. I searched for something similar, but could find nothing, so I finally came up with this. I've used my own pesto recipe (Recipe #242383) and store bought pesto, and both work well. One cup of marinade is enough for four boneless, skinless chicken breasts"

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review by Jenn.Noble

11/16/2009

My husband surprised me with this tonight for dinner. It was flavorful and delicious. He marinated chicken, peppers and zucchini and grilled them all. It made a wonderful, light meal! I'm sure we will be eating this again.

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review by SaffronMeSilly

9/21/2009

This was good and very easy. I keep homemade pesto in my fridge and this was a scrumptious way to use it. Thanks for the post.

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creation by DeeCooks

8/7/2008

I had a grilled pesto-marinated chicken breast at the Hayes Mansion in San Jose and wanted to make it at home, but couldn't find anything like what I had--it wasn't just chicken with pesto on it, but had been marinated. I searched for something similar, but could find nothing, so I finally came up with this. I've used my own pesto recipe (Recipe #242383) and store bought pesto, and both work well. One cup of marinade is enough for four boneless, skinless chicken breasts