Grilled Pesto Chicken Boneless chicken breasts rubbed over with pesto, grilled and served. This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe. By Sanjeev Kapoor 06 Mar 2019 in Recipes Course New Update 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 Slit chicken, keep it on a plate, sprinkle salt and pepper powder, drizzle lemon juice. Set aside for 5-10 minutes. 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. Spread pesto reserving some over marinated chicken on both the sides and set aside for 10-15 minutes. Cut bell peppers and onion into big cubes 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. Heat remaining olive oil in the same grill pan, place marinated chicken and cook till grill marks appear on both the sides. 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. Drizzle pesto sauce on a serving plate, grilled chicken over it, place grilled veggies alongside. Garnish with reserved pesto and serve immediately. #Black pepper powder #Black peppercorns #Boneless chicken breasts #Fresh basil leaves #Fresh cream #Garlic cloves #Lemon juice #Olive oil #Onion #Parmesan cheese powder #Pine nuts(chilgoza) #Red bell pepper #Salt Subscribe to our Newsletter! Be the first to get exclusive offers and the latest news Subscribe Now You May Also like Advertisment Read the Next Article