Creamy Pesto Chicken
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Carlsbad Cravings · by Jen★ 5.0 (1)

Creamy Pesto Chicken

NUTRITION · PER SERVING30M COOK
CAL 27%·PRO 92%
CARBS 25G19% OF CAL
6G FIBER10G OTHER10G TOTAL SUGAR
FAT 28G47% OF CAL
7G SAT21G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

Chicken breast cooked in a creamy pesto and parmesan sauce with mushrooms and fresh vegetables. A restaurant-quality skillet dinner ready in 30 minutes.

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Nutrition & ingredients

Ingredients

serves 4
  • 2 large boneless skinless chicken breasts (sliced horizontally to create 4 thin fillets)
  • olive oil for cooking
  • 3 tablespoons pesto
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons finely grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 8 oz. cremini mushrooms, thinly sliced
  • 1 shallot, chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/4 tsp EACH dried thyme, red pepper flakes
  • 1 tablespoon flour
  • 6 garlic cloves, (minced)
  • 2 cups low sodium chicken broth, (divided)
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1/4 cup half and half, heavy cream, or evaporated milk ((or more to taste))
  • 1/4 cup pesto
  • 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon ((optional))
  • 1 pound asparagus, ends trimmed, cut into 1” pieces
  • 1 cup frozen petite peas, (thawed)
  • 1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan
PREP
15M
SODIUM
1210MG
ESTIMATE
COMPLETE

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.