Grilled Chicken with Spinach-Chive Pesto

Grilled chicken and potatoes on a red serving platter.

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Grilled Chicken with Spinach-Chive Pesto

The pop of flavor from this easy spinach-chive pesto turns simple grilled chicken into something to remember!

Prep Time15

Cook Time10

Total Time25

Course: Entrees

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Grilled Chicken, Spinach pesto

Servings: Servings

Calories: 354kcal

Author: Dara Michalski | Cookin' Canuck

Ingredients

The pesto:

1 cup baby spinach
½ cup chopped chives (about 1 ounce chives)
1 garlic clove minced
¼ cup pine nuts toasted in a dry skillet
⅓ cup grated Parmesan cheese
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 teaspoons lemon juice
¼ teaspoon kosher salt or to taste

The chicken:

4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
4 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
½ teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon ground pepper

Instructions

The pesto:

In a food processor, combine the baby spinach, chives, garlic, pine nuts, Parmesan cheese, extra-virgin olive oil, lemon juice and salt. Puree until the mixture is finely chopped.
Cover and refrigerate until you are ready to use the pesto. When ready to use, bring to room temperature.

The chicken:

Preheat the grill to high heat and then turn down to medium heat.
Rub each of the chicken breasts with 1 teaspoon olive oil. Season with salt and pepper.
Place the chicken breasts on the grill and cook until done, about 5 minutes per side. Remove the chicken from the grill, let rest for 5 minutes, and then slice on a diagonal.
Serve the chicken breasts with the pesto over top.

Notes

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