Grilled Chicken with Spinach and Pine Nut Pesto

Name: Grilled Chicken with Spinach and Pine Nut Pesto
Prep time: 23 min
Cook time: 23 min
Total time: 23 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 57 grams cups lightly packed baby spinach leaves (about; 2 boneless chicken breasts; 2 Tbsps fresh lemon juice; 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel; 79 milliliters olive oil; 79 milliliters freshly grated Parmesan; 59 milliliters pine nuts, toasted; 4 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Grilled Chicken with Spinach and Pine Nut Pesto might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 4 servings with 318 calories, 17g of protein, and 27g of fat each. This recipe covers 17% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is perfect for The Fourth Of July. If you have lightly baby spinach leaves, lemon peel, lemon juice, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the lemon juice you could follow this main course with the Lemon Shortbread Cookies with Lemon Icing It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, primal, and fodmap friendly diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 23 minutes.

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Heat a grill pan on medium high heat. Lightly oil the grill pan.

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Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper. Grill the chicken until cooked through, about 5 minutes per side.

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Salt And Pepper

Whole Chicken

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Combine the spinach, pine nuts, lemon juice, and lemon peel in a processor. Lightly pulse. With the machine running, gradually add 1/3 cup of the oil, blending until the mixture is creamy.

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Lemon Juice