Grilled Chicken With Spinach And Pine Nut Pesto

Total Time: 31 mins Preparation Time: 8 mins Cook Time: 23 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 boneless chicken breasts
• 2 cups baby spinach
• 1/2 cup pine nuts, roasted lightly
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 -2 teaspoon grated lemon peel
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1/3 cup parmesan cheese
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 heat a grill pan on high heat.
• 2 lightly oil the pan, sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper and grill the chicken for 10 mins , 5 mins for each side.
• 3 combine spinach, pine nuts, lemon juice and lemon peel in a processor. lightly pulse.
• 4 with the machine running gradually add the 1/3 cup oil blending until the mixture is creamy.add salt and pulse.
• 5 take the spinach into a small mixing bowl, add the parmesan and mix well.season the pesto with salt and pepper.
• 6 spread it over the grilled chicken and serve.