Grilled Pesto Chicken | Sanjeev Kapoor Khazana

Pesto flavoured grilled chicken is a must try recipe.

GRILLED PESTO CHICKEN

Ingredients

2 boneless chicken breasts
Salt to taste
Black pepper powder for sprinkling
Lemon juice for drizzling
2 tablespoons olive oil
½ medium red and yellow bell peppers
1 medium onion
½ cup fresh cream
Pesto
30-40 (¾ cup) fresh basil leaves
3-4 garlic cloves
Salt to taste
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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