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Ingredients
for
4
Chicken with Pesto and Beans
30 min.
Time:
723
calories
Calories:
Ingredientsfor
- For the chicken
- 4 Chicken breasts
- 4 Tbsps vegetable oil
Preparation
1.
For the chicken, rinse the meat, pat dry and season with salt and pepper.
Heat some oil in a pan and sauté the chicken breasts on each side for 5 minutes. Remove and allow to cool.
2.
For the pesto, rinse the parsley, pat dry and finely chop. Finely chop the pine nuts. Peel the garlic and crush everything together in a mortar, along with the Parmesan and a pinch of salt. Gradually stir in the oil.
Grate the lemon rind with zester.
Also, rinse the beans, cut off the ends and blanch for 8 minutes in salted water. Remove and rinse with cold water.
Slice the chicken breast and arrange on plates with green beans. Top with the pesto and serve garnished with capers and lemon zest and seasoned with pepper.
Nutritional values
1 serving contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 723 cal. | (34 %) | ||
| Protein | 39.24 g | (40 %) | ||
| Fat | 55.18 g | (48 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 21.15 g | (14 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 0 g | (0 %) | ||
| Roughage | 1.15 g | (4 %) |