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How to Prepare Homemade Chicken with Tomato, Basil & Walnut Pesto

 ·  ☕ 4 min read  ·  ✍️ Caroline Tyler
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Chicken with Tomato, Basil & Walnut Pesto

Hello everybody, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, chicken with tomato, basil & walnut pesto. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook chicken with tomato, basil & walnut pesto using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken with Tomato, Basil & Walnut Pesto:
  1. Take 1/4 cup Walnut kernels
  2. Prepare 1/3 cup Basil leaves, firmly packed
  3. Take 1 1/2 tsp Grated lemon rind
  4. Prepare 1/2 cup Sundried tomatoes
  5. Take 2 tbsp Water
  6. Take 4 Chicken breasts
  7. Take 1 Olive oil for frying
  8. Make ready 1 tsp Crushed garlic
  9. Prepare 1 (Smashed Canellini beans on the side)
  10. Prepare 2 can (400g) cannellini beans, drained and washed
  11. Take 1/3 cup Chicken stock
  12. Prepare 1 tbsp Lemon juice
  13. Prepare 1 Steamed veggies of your choice

Last week the fridge was looking pretty barren but I was trying to hold out a few more days until my grocery delivery arrived. It was already late, I was tired, and I. Dip chicken in the eggs then in the bread crumbs to coat. Place chicken in the skillet, and fry until golden brown and juices run clear.

Steps to make Chicken with Tomato, Basil & Walnut Pesto:
  1. Preheat oven to 200C/180C fan forced.
  2. Process walnut, basil and lemon rind in a small food processor until finely chopped.
    Chicken with Tomato, Basil & Walnut Pesto1. Add tomato and water. Process until thick and spreadable.
  3. Cut a horizontal slit in thickest part of each chicken breast to create a pocket, taking care not to cut all the way through. Fill pockets with pesto mixture. Use toothpicks to secure.
  4. Heat a non-stick frying pan over high heat. Spray with oil. Cook chicken for 2 minutes each side or until golden. Transfer to a baking tray. Bake for 12 minutes until cooked through.
  5. Meanwhile, heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the garlic for 30 seconds. Add the beans and stock. Simmer for 2 minutes. Add juice. Coarsely mash. Season.
  6. Remove toothpicks. Slice chicken. Serve with Canellini bean smash and veggies. Enjoy!

Dip chicken in the eggs then in the bread crumbs to coat. Place chicken in the skillet, and fry until golden brown and juices run clear. Season your chicken pieces all over and put them into a snug-fitting pan in one layer. Throw in all the basil leaves and stalks, then chuck in your tomatoes. Scatter the garlic cloves into the pan with the chopped chilli and drizzle over some olive oil.

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