Friday, June 8, 2012

Sundried Tomato and Pesto Chicken
Toast in a dutch oven (or a huge frying pan) and set aside: 1/4 cup pine nuts
Mince and set aside: 4-6 cloves of garlic (I'm counting it as 4, because some were small, but it was technically 6)
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Cut into strips/bites: 4 chicken breast halves
Heat in the dutch oven: about 2 tablespoons olive oil
Cook the chicken and garlic in the olive oil, until the chicken seems cooked through.

Add: a handful of dry basil
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  • about a cup of sundried tomatoes (from a jar, soaked in olive oil-not dry ones)
  • 1 cup chicken broth (reserve a few tablespoons)
  • nearly 7 oz of prepared pesto
  • a little salt (since I used home-made chicken broth)
  • 1/4-1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
Mix the reserved chicken broth with: 1 tablespoon cornstarch
Add to the chicken, and cook until thickened.
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Shortly before serving, add: 3/4 cup (or so) crumbled feta
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Serve with pasta, and grated hard cheese (such as Parmesan, Assiago, or Pecorino)

Notes: You could toast the pine nuts in the oven, but that would make another dish.  I also prefer to cut/mince everything else before I cup up meat, so I don't have to worry about the meat juice getting where it shouldn't be.

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