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Easy Pesto Chicken


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  • Author: Katherine | Love In My Oven
  • Total Time: 3 hours
  • Yield: 3-4 servings 1x

Description

This easy pesto chicken can be yours with only 2 ingredients!! It’s flavorful, simple and delicious, one of the best pesto chicken recipes out there!


Ingredients

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  • 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 1/2 cup pesto*

Instructions

  1. With the chicken in a Ziploc bag, flatten chicken breasts with either a mallet or by pressing down with your hands, flattening the thickest part of the chicken as much as you can. Add 1/4 cup of pesto to the chicken in the bag and marinate in the fridge for a couple of hours before grilling.
  2. About 20 minutes before grilling, remove the chicken from the fridge. Preheat the grill to medium-high. Place the chicken breasts on the grill and cook for 5-6 minutes per side, cooking until the chicken reads a temperature of 165 F. Remove from the grill, and using a pastry brush, brush the remaining pesto over the cooked chicken and serve immediately!

Leftover chicken can be kept in the fridge in an airtight container, for 3-4 days or up to 2 months in the freezer.

Notes

*Use store-bought pesto or my walnut basil pesto

  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Category: dinner
  • Method: grill
  • Cuisine: american
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