Pesto Chicken Marinade Recipe
Want to infuse the delicious flavors of garlic and basil into your chicken? This pesto chicken marinade is the recipe you need!
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Ingredients
- 1 cup basil leaves
- 1 tablespoon pine nuts*
- 1 garlic clove
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup grated parmesan
- 1 ½ lbs chicken, thighs or breasts
Instructions
- Place the ingredients to make the pesto sauce in the blender or food processor and blend until semi-smooth. If you buy it, scoop out the sauce into a zip bag.
- Place the pesto sauce and chicken in a large zip bag and seal to close.
- Marinate the chicken in the refrigerator for one hour up to overnight.
- When ready to cook, remove the zip bag from the fridge and cook the chicken in your preferred method.
- Discard any excess pesto left in the bag.
Notes
You can make pesto without pine nuts by swapping them with almonds, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, and more.
If using store-bought pesto sauce use ½ cup.
Nutrition
Serving: 2 tablespoons | Calories: 72kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 73mg | Potassium: 31mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 0.1g | Vitamin A: 248IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 45mg | Iron: 0.3mg
