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Grilled Pesto Chicken

Boneless chicken breasts rubbed over with pesto, grilled and served. This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.

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Grilled Pesto Chicken

Main Ingredients Boneless chicken breasts, Fresh basil leaves
Cuisine Italian
Course Main Course Chicken
Prep Time 26-30 minutes
Cook time 16-20 minutes
Serve 4
Taste Mild
Level of Cooking Easy
Others Non Veg

Ingredients list for Grilled Pesto Chicken

  • 2 Boneless chicken breasts
  • 30-40 Fresh basil leaves
  • to taste Salt
  • to sprinkle Black pepper powder
  • for drizzling Lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons Olive oil
  • ½ measures Red bell pepper and yellow bell pepper
  • 1 medium Onion
  • ½ cup Fresh cream
  • 3-4 Garlic cloves
  • to taste Salt
  • 3 tablespoons Pine nuts(chilgoza)
  • 6 tablespoons Olive oil
  • 4-5 Black peppercorns
  • ¼ cup Parmesan cheese powder

Method

  1. Slit chicken, keep it on a plate, sprinkle salt and pepper powder, drizzle lemon juice. Set aside for 5-10 minutes.
  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.
  3. Spread pesto reserving some over marinated chicken on both the sides and set aside for 10-15 minutes.
  4. Cut bell peppers and onion into big cubes
  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.
  6. Heat remaining olive oil in the same grill pan, place marinated chicken and cook till grill marks appear on both the sides.
  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.
  8. Drizzle pesto sauce on a serving plate, grilled chicken over it, place grilled veggies alongside. Garnish with reserved pesto and serve immediately.
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