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To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have chicken with tomato, basil & walnut pesto using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Chicken with Tomato, Basil & Walnut Pesto:
- Take 1/4 cup Walnut kernels
- Make ready 1/3 cup Basil leaves, firmly packed
- Take 1 1/2 tsp Grated lemon rind
- Make ready 1/2 cup Sundried tomatoes
- Get 2 tbsp Water
- Make ready 4 Chicken breasts
- Make ready 1 Olive oil for frying
- Take 1 tsp Crushed garlic
- Get 1 (Smashed Canellini beans on the side)
- Get 2 can (400g) cannellini beans, drained and washed
- Prepare 1/3 cup Chicken stock
- Take 1 tbsp Lemon juice
- Take 1 Steamed veggies of your choice
The rich tomato sauce with fresh basil and butter is just so good. Serve it with freshly cooked pasta or creamy polenta. This Tomato and Basil Chicken is perfect if you're following a calorie controlled diet and fits well with any one of the major diet plans such as Weight Watchers. Serve scattered with the rest of the basil.
Steps to make Chicken with Tomato, Basil & Walnut Pesto:
- Preheat oven to 200C/180C fan forced.
- Process walnut, basil and lemon rind in a small food processor until finely chopped.
- Add tomato and water. Process until thick and spreadable.
- Cut a horizontal slit in thickest part of each chicken breast to create a pocket, taking care not to cut all the way through. Fill pockets with pesto mixture. Use toothpicks to secure.
- Heat a non-stick frying pan over high heat. Spray with oil. Cook chicken for 2 minutes each side or until golden. Transfer to a baking tray. Bake for 12 minutes until cooked through.
- Meanwhile, heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the garlic for 30 seconds. Add the beans and stock. Simmer for 2 minutes. Add juice. Coarsely mash. Season.
- Remove toothpicks. Slice chicken. Serve with Canellini bean smash and veggies. Enjoy!
This Tomato and Basil Chicken is perfect if you're following a calorie controlled diet and fits well with any one of the major diet plans such as Weight Watchers. Serve scattered with the rest of the basil. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add garlic, tomatoes, basil and red pepper flakes, if using, to the skillet. Pan-fry for best results or grill.
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