Recipe

Grilled Chicken With Spinach And Pine Nut Pesto Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Canzi / All my dishes 1 year, 2 months ago It is so easy to make pesto, yet it looks so fancy. All you need is a food processor. This pesto is so freakin' good. It's lemony. It's nutty. I make this dish once a week. Prep:15m Cook:8m Servings:4	Canzi
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Ingredients

4 boneless chicken breasts

2 cups lightly packed baby spinach leaves (about 2 ounces)

1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

1 to 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel

1/3 cup plus 2 teaspoons olive oil

Salt and black pepper

2/3 cup grated Parmesan

Directions

Heat a grill pan on medium high heat.

Lightly oil the grill pan. Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper.

Grill the chicken until cooked through, about 5 minutes per side.

Combine the spinach, pine nuts, lemon juice, and lemon peel in a processor.

Lightly pulse.

With the machine running, gradually add 1/3 cup of the oil, blending until the mixture is creamy.

Add salt and pulse.

Transfer the spinach mixture to a medium bowl.

Stir in the Parmesan.

Season the pesto with salt and pepper, to taste.

Spread the pesto over each piece of chicken and serve.

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Comments

chef2 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Pesto is one of my very favorite sauces hot or cold .Have you ever had it with cream ?And to cut back fat some times I use half chicken stock

canzi 1 year, 2 months ago said:
I've had creamy pesto at a restaurant, but I've never made it. Do you have a recipe for it?

chefmeow 1 year, 2 months ago said:
I can see why this is one of your favorites and one you make often. I made this for dinner last night and it knocked our socks off. It is now a regular in my home as well. Thanks for sharing.

canzi 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Yay! I'm glad you liked it!

pudgy47 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Im sure going ti try this, pesto recipe sounds great. Thanks

canzi 1 year, 2 months ago said:
It really is. Let me know what you think!

gwencampbell 1 year, 1 month ago said:
This is so good! Yummy yum yum.

capecodcook 1 year, 1 month ago said:
Looks like a cheesy version of Giada De Laurentiis' recipet on Foodnetwork. http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_27247,00.html

This is good!

applecrisp 7 months, 3 weeks ago said:
I am planning in making this dish.

dottiet 7 months ago said:
Wow I would have never known pesto was so easy. Gotta try this. Mouth is watering already. Love Pesto! Yeah! Thanks.

shecooks4u 6 months ago said:
I was thinking this would be a great St. Patty's Day dish in addition to corn beef like a side alternative (since not everyone likes corn beef) The pretty green! I am going to try!