Creamy Pesto Chicken

Name: Creamy Pesto Chicken
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 118 milliliters chopped fresh basil; 4 large cloves garlic, sliced; 4 servings ground black pepper to taste; 3 Tbsps grated Parmesan cheese; 59 milliliters pine nuts; 227 grams reduced fat sour cream; 4 Tbsps sherry; 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into strips

Creamy Pesto Chicken is a gluten free recipe with 4 servings. One portion of this dish contains about 30g of protein, 16g of fat, and a total of 349 calories. This recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 30 minutes. A mixture of ground pepper, basil, sherry, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. To use up the extra virgin olive oil you could follow this main course with the Peach Crisp: Healthy Crisp for Breakfast as a dessert. It works well as a main course.

Instructions

Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat, and cook the chicken for about 5 minutes, until lightly browned.

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Olive Oil

Whole Chicken

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Frying Pan

Mix the garlic and sherry into the skillet. Cook and stir until all the liquid has been reduced and the chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear.

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Whole Chicken

Garlic

Sherry

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Frying Pan

Mix the pine nuts into the skillet, and cook 2 to 3 minutes over medium heat. Reduce the heat to low, and mix in the basil, sour cream, Parmesan cheese, and pepper. Continue cooking until heated through.

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Parmesan