How to Prepare Any-night-of-the-week Chicken with Tomato, Basil & Walnut Pesto

Chicken with Tomato, Basil & Walnut Pesto
Chicken with Tomato, Basil & Walnut Pesto

Hello everybody, it’s Brad, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, chicken with tomato, basil & walnut pesto. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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To begin with this particular 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 cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken with Tomato, Basil & Walnut Pesto:
  1. Get Walnut kernels
  2. Prepare Basil leaves, firmly packed
  3. Make ready Grated lemon rind
  4. Take Sundried tomatoes
  5. Make ready Water
  6. Make ready Chicken breasts
  7. Prepare Olive oil for frying
  8. Prepare Crushed garlic
  9. Make ready (Smashed Canellini beans on the side)
  10. Take (400g) cannellini beans, drained and washed
  11. Prepare Chicken stock
  12. Make ready Lemon juice
  13. Get Steamed veggies of your choice
Steps to make Chicken with Tomato, Basil & Walnut Pesto:
  1. Preheat oven to 200C/180C fan forced.
  2. Process walnut, basil and lemon rind in a small food processor until finely chopped.
  3. Add tomato and water. Process until thick and spreadable.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Remove toothpicks. Slice chicken. Serve with Canellini bean smash and veggies. Enjoy!

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