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Chicken with tomato and olive pesto

  • Hands-on time: 10 mins
  • Time to make: 30 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 4 x 125g lean chicken breasts
    • 1 tablespoon oil
    • 1 small onion, finely chopped
    • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
    • 1 tablespoons sun-dried tomato pesto
    • 1 small red capsicum, diced
    • 400g can cherry tomatoes
    • 1 teaspoon sugar
    • ¼ cup olives, sliced
    • 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
    • 1 ½ cups baby spinach
    • 50g pine nuts, toasted
    • 3 tablespoons fresh basil
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Butterfly each chicken breast (see tips). Preheat oven to 190°C. To make tomato sauce, heat a pan with oil. Cook onion until softened. Add garlic, pesto and capsicum. Cook for few more minutes.

    2 Add tomatoes, sugar, olives and balsamic then cook for a few minutes. Place chicken on a baking tray. Add spinach and top with tomato sauce. Sprinkle with pine nuts and cook for 20-25 minutes.

    3 Garnish chicken with fresh basil.

    NOTE: Diabetes-friendly when served with Broccoli, lentil and mushroom salad.

    Variations

    Make it a meal! Serve with Broccoli, lentil and mushroom salad.

    HFG tip

    Step-by-step butterflying chicken breasts

    Step 1 Use a sharp knife to cut down the centre of each chicken breast to a depth of three-quarters of the way through.

    Step 2 Open the breast up like a book.

    Step 3 Cover with plastic wrap.

    Step 4 Use a rolling pin to beat and flatten out the breast to about 1cm thickness.

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