EasyEasy DinnerNuovo Pastapesto
Grilled Marinated Chicken Pesto
Servings: 4 |
Prep: 120 mins |
Cook: 15 mins
Recipe Details
Need a little mealtime inspiration? Nuovo Pasta’s Classic Basil Genovese Pesto transforms juicy chicken from ordinary, to divine! Fragrant basil, toasted pine nuts, and authentic Italian cheeses come together to create the most delicious pesto–so grab a container and let the flavors do the rest!
Ingredients
4 ea. 6-oz. Chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, and fully trimmed.1 small (5.3 oz) cup plain Greek yogurt (no sugar added, no flavoring)
8 tbsp Nuovo Classic Genovese Pesto
4 ea. thick lemon slices
Directions
- Place yogurt in a bowl, add 4 tbsp of pesto and stir well. Add chicken to the yogurt-pesto marinade, making sure that it is well coated on all sides. Cover and refrigerate a minimum of 2 hours and up to overnight. The yogurt will tenderize the chicken and keep it moist; the pesto will add lots of flavor.
- When ready to cook, grill chicken on a pre-heated grill for approximately 5 minutes per side (to an internal temperature of 165 °F), applying criss cross grill marks if desired. Do the same with the lemon slices. If a grill is not available, similar results can be achieved by using a nonstick pan on medium heat.
- When the chicken is cooked, top the center of each breast with 1 tbsp of pesto and the grilled lemon slices. Serve at once, accompanied by a simple arugula or classic caesar salad.
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Since its inception in 1989, NUOVO's fresh pasta and sauce collection including ravioli, tortellini, gnocchi, sacchetti, and pesto has won numerous awards for its gourmet flavorful varieties. With our internationally recognized certifications, we take the utmost care and pride in producing pasta with traditional passion and contemporary technology. Our state-of-the-art facilities combine hand craftsmanship with advanced automation to produce the gold standard of fresh pasta.