Best 3 Marinated Pesto Chicken Recipes
If you're looking for a flavorful and easy-to-make chicken dish, look no further than marinated pesto chicken. This dish is perfect for a weeknight meal or a special occasion, and it's sure to please everyone at the table.
This recipe starts with chicken breasts that are marinated in a flavorful pesto sauce. The marinade infuses the chicken with a delicious and savory flavor, and it helps to keep the chicken moist and tender during cooking. Once the chicken is marinated, it's grilled or baked until cooked through.
The result is a juicy and flavorful chicken dish that's perfect for serving with a variety of sides. Some popular options include roasted vegetables, mashed potatoes, or a simple salad.
In this article, you'll find two different recipes for marinated pesto chicken. The first recipe is for a classic pesto chicken marinade, while the second recipe is for a more spicy and flavorful marinade. Both recipes are easy to follow and they produce delicious results.
So what are you waiting for? Give marinated pesto chicken a try tonight! You won't be disappointed.
GRILLED PESTO-MARINATED CHICKEN
This moist and flavorful chicken is as easy as it is satisfying! Perfect with a green salad, rice, or pasta.
Provided by SunnyDaysNora
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes
Time 8h20m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Mix together pesto, Parmesan cheese, lemon juice, pepper, and salt in a 1-gallon resealable freezer bag. Add chicken, coat with the marinade, squeeze out excess air, and seal the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator 8 hours to overnight.
- Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
- Remove chicken from the marinade and shake off excess. Discard the remaining marinade.
- Cook chicken on the preheated grill over indirect heat until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 6 to 8 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 381.2 calories, Carbohydrate 5.5 g, Cholesterol 83.7 mg, Fat 25 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 33.9 g, SaturatedFat 7.2 g, Sodium 772.6 mg, Sugar 0.6 g
MARINATED PESTO CHICKEN
A friend of mine brought this recipe back from her travels to the Mediterranean. She actually cooks the chicken on a barbecue. She roasts the vegetables while the chicken in marinating if she hasn't marinated the chicken overnight. The chicken in cooked on the cooler part of the barbecue.
Provided by Chrissyo
Categories Fruit
Time 1h25m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Place the basil, garlic, Parmesan, toasted pine nuts and lemon juice in a food processor and process until combined.
- Gradually add the olive oil, with the processor still running, and process until smooth.
- Reserve 3/4 cup of the pesto.
- Coat the chicken fillets with the remaining pesto and marinate for at least 1 hour, or overnight if time permits.
- Place the chicken on a tray and cook under a medium grill (broil) for 5 minutes on each side, or until cooked, brushing with any remaining marinade during the cooking.
- Serve with roasted vegetables, (such as eggplant, capsicum, red onion) and the reserved pesto.
GREEK MARINATED CHICKEN PANINI WITH PESTO
Excellent tasting panini. I recommend using a panini press but if you don't have one then you can use two cast iron skillets. This is a recipe i came up with on a whim and it tasted great.
Provided by ncage
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 6m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Add marinade ingredients to large ziplock bag (oil,oregano, sugar, lemon pepper seasoning, salt, pepper, garlic, and both the zest and juice from 1 lemon).
- With a fork punch several holes in chicken breast so marinade can penetrate. Add chicken to bag and marinade for 4 hours.
- Remove chicken from marinade and grill on charcoal/gas grill with a hunk of smoking wood until juices run clear. Remove and let chicken cool slightly to handle.
- Put your palm flat on each chicken breast and slice each chicken breast in 1/2 so that each piece is 1/2 as thick as original chicken breast. Spread about 2 teaspoons of pesto over 4 slices of the bread. Add cheese and then 1/2 of each breast of chicken that you cut above. Add 3 artichoke per sandwich, broken up. Put other 4 slices of bread on top.
- Grill in panini press until bread is nicely toasted and cheese is melted (about 4 minutes).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 650.1, Fat 44, SaturatedFat 11.2, Cholesterol 72.2, Sodium 668.2, Carbohydrate 37.3, Fiber 7.5, Sugar 5.4, Protein 30.4
Tips:
- Use fresh basil for the pesto marinade to get the best flavor.
- Don't overcook the chicken, or it will become dry and tough. Cook until the internal temperature reaches 165°F (74°C).
- For a more flavorful marinade, add a tablespoon of grated Parmesan cheese or a teaspoon of lemon zest.
- If you don't have time to marinate the chicken for the full 30 minutes, you can marinate it for as little as 15 minutes.
- Serve the chicken with your favorite sides, such as roasted vegetables, mashed potatoes, or rice.
Conclusion:
Marinated Pesto Chicken is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal. The chicken is marinated in a flavorful pesto sauce, then baked or grilled until cooked through. The result is a tender, juicy chicken that is bursting with flavor. This recipe is sure to become a family favorite.
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