Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, saucy pesto chicken with a side of broccoli. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Halve, peel, and thinly slice the onion. Grate the fontina cheese on the large side of a box grater. Melt the butter in the reserved skillet over medium heat. Add Parmesan, almonds, and garlic and season with salt; blend until combined.
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To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have saucy pesto chicken with a side of broccoli using 8 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Saucy Pesto chicken with a side of broccoli:
- Get 4 x free range chicken breasts
- Take 200 g x cherry tomatoes - halve
- Get 3 tbsp x Pesto Princess basil pesto
- Make ready 3 tbsp x sour cream
- Make ready 3-4 leaves x fresh basil - tear into strips
- Prepare 1 cup x basmati rice
- Make ready 125 g x broccoli
- Take olive oil, salt & pepper (from your pantry)
Remove from the pan and set aside. Add the white wine, pesto, heavy cream and parmesan, stir well until a creamy pesto sauce forms. Combine the chicken and the pesto cream sauce in an oven proof skillet or casserole dish. While pasta cooks, heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
Steps to make Saucy Pesto chicken with a side of broccoli:
- Prepare all ingredients as indicated above.
- Bring a saucepan of lightly salted water to the boil. Add the rice and boil gently for 15 minutes. Once cooked, drain and keep warm in a colander over a saucepan of hot water.
- Heat a few glugs of olive oil in a pan on medium to high heat. Season the chicken breasts. Place the chicken in the hot oil and cook for about 8 minutes each side, turning only once. Add the tomatoes and allow to cook until they start to soften - 3 or 4 minutes. Reduce the heat and stir in the pesto and sour cream until heated through - about 2 minutes. Serve immediately.
- Bring a saucepan of lightly salted water to the boil. Add the broccoli and boil gently for 2 to 3 minutes until cooked but still slightly crunchy. Drain and keep warm.
- To serve, divide the rice between the plates and serve the chicken and a generous helping of sauce on top. Scatter with fresh basil. Serve the broccoli on the side.
Combine the chicken and the pesto cream sauce in an oven proof skillet or casserole dish. While pasta cooks, heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Place the broccoli florets in a colander and drain the pasta over it. Place the pasta and broccoli back into the large pot. Add the chicken mixture, pesto and parmesan cheese.
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