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Ingredients
for
4
Chicken Breast with Arugula Pesto
30 min.
Time:
609
calories
Calories:
Ingredientsfor
- Ingredients
- 1 large bunch leaved Arugula
- 50 grams Parmesan
- 2 Tbsps Pine nuts
- 2 garlic cloves
- 125 milliliters good-quality olive oil
- Iodized salt
- freshly ground Black pepper
- 400 grams Chicken breasts
- 2 Tbsps sunflower oil
- 4 Beefsteak tomato
Preparation
1.
Rinse and trim arugula. Finely grate cheese. Toast pine nuts in a dry pan. Remove nuts from pan. Peel and coarsely chop garlic. In a blender, puree arugula with pine nuts and garlic. Stir in cheese and up to 2 tablespoons oil and season with salt and pepper. Rinse chicken, pat dry and season with salt and pepper. Heat sunflower oil in a pan. Add chicken and sauté about 10 minutes.
2.
Halve tomatoes horizontally, drizzle with remaining olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Broil tomatoes, watching carefully, about 5 minutes. (Alternatively, grill tomatoes in a grill pan.) Cut chicken breast into slices and serve with arugula pesto and tomatoes.