Grilled Chicken With Spinach And Pine Nut Pesto Food

CHICKEN PESTO SPINACH

Steps:

• Chicken and robust pesto dressing combine with our Baby Spinach for this richly seasoned salad.
• Grill the Chicken:
• When grill is hot, cook chicken on both sides.
• Take chicken up onto a warm plate.
• Set aside for 10 minutes (it will finish cooking).
• Make the Dressing:
• In food processor, place all dressing ingredients.
• Pulse to make pesto, scraping sides w/ rubber spatula.
• Blend until creamy.
• Note: If you use a blender, add extra olive oil if needed.
• Make the Salad:
• Place greens into a large salad bowl.
• Toss with pesto dressing & thawed peas.
• Mix well & serve on 4 plates.
• Slice chicken breast & lay on top of salad.
• Sprinkle with crumbled cheese & almonds.

SPINACH PESTO CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Mix the spinach and pesto together in a bowl; spread half the mixture into the bottom of a glass baking dish. Place the chicken breasts onto the spinach mixture; top with the rest of the mixture. Cover the dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 30 minutes. Uncover and sprinkle the Parmesan cheese. Return to the oven and bake until the cheese has begun to melt and brown, about 15 minutes.

GRILLED CHICKEN SKEWERS WITH DECONSTRUCTED PESTO

Steps:

• Build a fire in your grill; when the flames have died down, all the coals are covered with gray ash and the temperature is medium (you can hold your hand 5 inches above the grill for about 5 seconds), you're ready to cook. (For a gas grill, turn all burners to high, lower cover and heat for 15 minutes, then turn burners to medium.)
• Combine the chicken, 3 tablespoons of olive oil and the salt and pepper in a large bowl and toss well to coat, then thread the chicken chunks onto the skewers so they press up against one another but aren't jammed together.
• Put the skewers on the grill directly over the coals and cook, rolling the skewers around every 3 to 4 minutes to ensure all the sides are more or less evenly exposed to the heat, until lightly seared, about 12 to 14 minutes. To check for doneness, make a small cut and peek inside a couple of the chunks to be sure they are opaque all the way through with no pink.
• Slide the chicken chunks off the skewers into a large bowl, add all the other ingredients one after the other, toss well to coat evenly, season to taste if needed and serve.