Grilled Pesto Chicken

Ingredients list for Grilled Pesto Chicken

• 2 Boneless chicken breasts
• 30-40 Fresh basil leaves
• to taste Salt
• to sprinkle Black pepper powder
• for drizzling Lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons Olive oil
• ½ measures Red bell pepper and yellow bell pepper
• 1 medium Onion
• ½ cup Fresh cream
• 3-4 Garlic cloves
• to taste Salt
• 3 tablespoons Pine nuts(chilgoza)
• 6 tablespoons Olive oil
• 4-5 Black peppercorns
• ¼ cup Parmesan cheese powder

Method

1. Slit chicken, keep it on a plate, sprinkle salt and pepper powder, drizzle lemon juice. Set aside for 5-10 minutes.
2. To make pesto, grind the basil leaves, garlic. Add pine nuts, olive oil, peppercorns. Transfer into a bowl, add parmesan cheese and salt. Mix well.
3. Spread pesto reserving some over marinated chicken on both the sides and set aside for 10-15 minutes.
4. Cut bell peppers and onion into big cubes
5. Heat some olive in a non-stick grill pan, add cubed peppers and onion and cook till the grill marks appear on both the sides. Transfer on a plate.
6. Heat remaining olive oil in the same grill pan, place marinated chicken and cook till grill marks appear on both the sides.
7. To make pesto sauce, heat cream in a small non-stick pan, add some of the reserved pesto and mix well. Add salt and pepper powder and mix well.
8. Drizzle pesto sauce on a serving plate, grilled chicken over it, place grilled veggies alongside. Garnish with reserved pesto and serve immediately.