Lemon Pesto Chicken

published by Angelji on Jan 22, 2012

Chicken menus are easy to prepare and yet very light, healthy and sumptuous.

Planing to spend a nice and quite evening at home this Valentine’s Day instead of jioning the chaotic Valentine crowd on February 14 ? You must be able to create a more romantic  and memorable Valentine dinner at home , away from maddening crowd in hotels and restaurants. Try this simple and easy chicken meal.

What to have ?

150 grams fresh basil leaves , washed

1/3 cup nuts ( pine nuts , walnuts or pecans)

3 tbsp. grated Pamersan cheese

1 pc lemon , juiced

1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil

1 tbsp salt

500 grams chicken breast fillets.

What to do ?

1. Place all ingredients , except chicken fillets , in a food processor or blender. Process until of paste like consistency. Transfer mixture to glad zipper bag with the chicken fillets , seal and lightly  toss to distribute marinade around and fully coat the chicken . Chill for at least 4 hours.

2. Heat pan and place a sheet of Glad Cook and bake on the pan. Add marinated chicken fillets and pan grill until lightly browned on both sides.

3. Serve with a wedge of lemon , with simple salad greens or pasta on the side.

10 Responses so far | Have Your Say!

  1. # 1 by vijayanths
    January 22nd, 2012 at 9:23 am #

    Sounds good.

  2. # 2 by aheed411
    January 22nd, 2012 at 9:27 am #

    Delicious love him

  3. # 3 by jotomy
    January 22nd, 2012 at 9:44 am #

    must be delicious

  4. # 4 by Nidhi Rai
    January 22nd, 2012 at 10:47 am #

    sounds good.

  5. # 5 by Vinaya says good bye
    January 22nd, 2012 at 11:11 am #

    yummy

  6. # 6 by jfay1995
    January 22nd, 2012 at 11:16 am #

    it sounds really yummy. I haven’t had pesto in a long time.

  7. # 7 by erwinkennythomas
    January 22nd, 2012 at 6:38 pm #

    delicious

  8. # 8 by ittech
    January 22nd, 2012 at 9:07 pm #

    mmmmmyummyyyyyyyyyyyyyy…………………

  9. # 9 by Jsqc Writer
    January 22nd, 2012 at 11:16 pm #

    Sounds very appetizing! I love chicken dishes. Thanks for sharing :)

  10. # 10 by girishpuri
    January 22nd, 2012 at 11:32 pm #

    i like it

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