Chicken filet with tomato salad

AUTHOR
Benton Mccarty
DIFFICULTY
very easy
RATING
4 3
COOK TIME
45 mins
TOTAL TIME
45 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 11 TABLESPOONS + 60 ml olive oil
  • 40 g Pine nuts
  • 75 g Basil
  • 2 Garlic cloves
  • 40 g freshly grated Parmesan cheese
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 7-10 Tbsp Pepper
  • 150 g short macaroni noodles
  • 100 g Baguette-Brot
  • 1 kg small and medium-sized tomatoes
  • 2 Onions
  • 4 Chicken fillets (approx. 150 g each)
  • 125 g Mozzarella cheese
  • 4 TABLESPOONS Fruit vinegar
  • 1 TEASPOON Mustard
  • 1 TABLESPOON Honey

Directions

  1. 1

    For the pesto, heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a frying pan. Roast the pine nuts for approx. 3 minutes while turning them. Wash basil, shake dry. Pluck the leaves from the stalks, except for a little to garnish.

  2. 2

    Peel and coarsely chop 1 clove of garlic. Puree basil, pine nuts, except for 2 tbsp for the salad, garlic and 60 ml olive oil with a chopping stick. Stir in Parmesan cheese. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

  3. 3

    Prepare the pasta in boiling salted water according to the instructions on the packet. Cut bread into thin slices. Drizzle with 4 tablespoons of oil, roast slices in a large pan in portions for about 4 minutes each.

  4. 4

    Wash and halve the tomatoes. Peel onions and 1 clove of garlic. Halve onions and cut into strips, slice garlic. Remove bread from the pan. Heat 4 tablespoons of oil in the frying pan.

  5. 5

    Cover the tomatoes, onions and garlic and stew for about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

  6. 6

    Pour the pasta into a sieve and drain. Dab meat dry, cut in half crosswise and season with salt. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a frying pan and fry the meat for about 10 minutes while turning. After about 3 minutes cover with the lid.

  7. 7

    Cut the cheese into slices. Spread the cheese on the meat for the last 2 minutes of frying time.

  8. 8

    For the vinaigrette, whisk vinegar, salt, pepper, mustard and honey. Crumble the bread coarsely. Mix tomatoes, bread, pasta, remaining pine nuts and sauce. Arrange salad and meat on plates. Spread 1 tsp. pesto on each meat.

  9. 9

    Garnish with basil.

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
970 kcal
CARBS
53 g
FATS
60 g
PROTEINS
54 g