Chicken breast in pesto cream

AUTHOR
Melissa Olsen
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
4 4
COOK TIME
30 mins
TOTAL TIME
30 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 3
  • 400 g Sweet peas
  • 4 (approx. 600 g) Chicken filets
  • 4-5 teaspoons (40 g) Pesto (glass)
  • 1 medium sized tomato
  • 7-10 Tbsp salt, white pepper
  • 1-2 TABLESPOONS Oil (e.g. olive oil)
  • 200-250 g Whipped cream
  • 1-2 TABLESPOONS sauce thickener
  • 200 g ribbon noodles

Directions

  1. 1

    Clean and wash the sugar snap peas. Cover and steam in little boiling salted water for 3-4 minutes, drain

  2. 2

    Wash the fillets, dab dry. Fry them in hot oil for about 3 minutes on each side. Season and take out

  3. 3

    Deglaze the meat with cream, bring to the boil and bind lightly. Stir in pesto. Season to taste with salt and pepper

  4. 4

    Pour the sugar snap peas into a greased casserole dish (approx. 28 cm long). Place fillets on top, pour pesto cream over them. Bake in the preheated oven (electric cooker: 200 °C/circulating air: 175 °C/gas: level 3) for 10-15 minutes

  5. 5

    Cook the pasta in plenty of boiling salted water for 8-10 minutes. Wash, quarter, seed and dice the tomato. Drain noodles. Arrange everything and sprinkle with tomato

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
700 kcal
CARBS
49 g
FATS
34 g
PROTEINS
44 g

Categories & Tags

Main DishesMeatPoultry