Grilled chicken breasts are a versatile and delicious dish that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. This recipe takes grilled chicken breasts to the next level by adding pesto peppers and goat cheese. The pesto peppers add a flavorful kick, while the goat cheese adds a creamy richness. This dish is sure to be a hit at your next backyard barbecue or potluck.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
GRILLED PESTO-MARINATED CHICKEN
This moist and flavorful chicken is as easy as it is satisfying! Perfect with a green salad, rice, or pasta.
Provided by SunnyDaysNora
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes
Time 8h20m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Mix together pesto, Parmesan cheese, lemon juice, pepper, and salt in a 1-gallon resealable freezer bag. Add chicken, coat with the marinade, squeeze out excess air, and seal the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator 8 hours to overnight.
- Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
- Remove chicken from the marinade and shake off excess. Discard the remaining marinade.
- Cook chicken on the preheated grill over indirect heat until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 6 to 8 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 381.2 calories, Carbohydrate 5.5 g, Cholesterol 83.7 mg, Fat 25 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 33.9 g, SaturatedFat 7.2 g, Sodium 772.6 mg, Sugar 0.6 g
CHICKEN WITH PEPPERS AND GOAT CHEESE
Steps:
- Season chicken, if desired, with salt and ground black pepper. Dip chicken in flour, coating well; shake off excess. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and cook chicken, turning once, 5 minutes or until thoroughly cooked. Remove chicken and keep warm.
- Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in same skillet over medium heat and cook bell peppers, stirring frequently, 4 minutes or until crisp-tender. Add shallots and cook 2 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring frequently, 1 minute. Stir in Sauce and simmer 5 minutes or until slightly reduced.
- To serve, spoon sauce over chicken and sprinkle with goat cheese.
- Cost per recipe*: $17.63.
- Cost per serving*: $4.41.
- *Based on average retail prices at national supermarkets.
GRILLED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH PESTO, PEPPERS AND GOAT CHEESE
Steps:
- Butterfly chicken and then pound between waxed paper so that chicken is even but not too thin. Spread approx. 2 teaspoons or so of pesto over entire chicken breast, to form a thin layer. Place roasted red pepper strips on one side of chicken, about 4-6 slices, depending upon thickness of slices, to cover one half of chicken breast. Crumble approx. 1 tablespoon goat cheese over peppers. Fold the chicken over the peppers and cheeses like a book. Seal sides together with 4 toothpicks, to keep filling sealed in, creating a packet. Brush chicken packet all over with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill over med. high heat until lightly golden, turning once. Be careful of over cooking; it cooks quickly due to thinness of chicken. Remove to plate and serve with remaining red peppers on the side.
PESTO-PARMESAN CRUSTED GRILLED CHICKEN
Spread a thin layer of intensely flavored basil pesto under the skin of chicken breasts, grill, then sit back and garner the compliments.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Entree
Time 45m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Heat gas or charcoal grill. In 10-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook garlic in oil about 30 seconds, stirring constantly, until fragrant. Add bread crumbs. Cook 2 to 3 minutes, stirring frequently, until toasted. Remove crumb mixture to small bowl. Stir pesto and Parmesan cheese into bowl with crumbs.
- Loosen skin on chicken to form a pocket, without detaching skin completely. Fill each pocket with pesto mixture. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Place chicken on grill, skin side down, over medium-low heat. Cover grill; cook 10 minutes, moving occasionally as needed to avoid burning the skin. Turn chicken; spoon any remaining pesto over chicken. Cook 10 to 15 minutes longer or until juice of chicken is clear when thickest part is cut to bone (170°F).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 450, Carbohydrate 12 g, Cholesterol 85 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 1 g, Protein 33 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 770 mg, Sugar 1 g, TransFat 0 g
GRILLED CHICKEN PESTO SANDWICHES
Pesto and sweet red peppers really jazz up chicken sandwiches in this recipe. Everyone loves them.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 40m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Flatten chicken to 1/4-in. thickness. In a large resealable plastic bag, combine 1/2 cup lemon juice, 1/4 cup oil, 2 teaspoons salt and 2 teaspoons pepper; add chicken. Seal bag and turn to coat. Refrigerate for 1 hour. , For pesto, place the basil, Parmesan cheese and garlic in a small food processor; cover and pulse until chopped. Add the pine nuts and remaining lemon juice, salt and pepper; cover and process until blended. While processing, gradually add remaining oil in a steady stream. Set aside., Drain and discard marinade. Grill chicken, covered, over medium heat for 4-6 minutes on each side or until meat is no longer pink. Grill buns, covered, for 2-3 minutes or until golden brown. , Spread 1 tablespoon mayonnaise over cut side of bun bottoms. Layer with chicken, provolone cheese and roasted red peppers. Spread pesto over cut side of bun tops; place over sandwiches.
Nutrition Facts :
HEALTHY GRILLED CHICKEN, RED PEPPER, AND GOAT CHEESE SANDWICH
Make and share this Healthy Grilled Chicken, Red Pepper, and Goat Cheese Sandwich recipe from Food.com.
Provided by slaterbugs
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 25m
Yield 1 sandwich, 1 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Spray chicken breast with non-stick cooking spray on each side (I use PAM extra virgin olive oil, but any kind will do).
- Squeeze about 1/4 of a lemon over each side of the chicken breast.
- Wash and chop fresh rosemary and sprinkle about HALF of the amount you have over the entire chicken breast.
- Salt, pepper, and paprika both sides of the chicken (just a pinch of salt, a good amount of pepper, and enough paprika to give your chicken breast some beautiful red color).
- Keep the red onion in its circular shape if you can (it's easiest for grilling in that shape) and slice the red pepper into pieces no bigger than the palm of your hand.
- Spray red onion and red pepper with olive oil spray
- Put chicken breast, red onion, and red pepper on grill and cook until chicken breast is no longer pink on the inside (I like to butterfly my chicken breast, which means that after the chicken has cooked on both sides for about 4-5 minutes, you give it a slice down the side, open it up, and put the inside back on the grill. You don't have to slice the entire chicken, I usually just try to open up the thickest part of the chicken, which is sometimes still pink, and make sure that part gets put directly on the grill).
- When the chicken starts looking like it only needs a few more minutes, add the splash the other 1/4 of the lemon and sprinkle the remaining rosemary on both sides (rosemary needs to be cooked for at least a minute or so, so make sure that wherever you put the rosemary gets grilled up a little bit).
- The chicken should take around 10 minutes, depending on how thick it is.
- Flip the red pepper and red onion when they start to get some darker grill marks (you want to make sure that they are nicely cooked, but not charred black). They shouldn't take longer than your chicken breast to cook.
- Toast your wheat bun (either throw it on the grill for a minute or warm it up in the toaster oven until it starts to brown.
- Spread the goat cheese on the warm bun.
- Spread the dijon on the other side of the bun
- Slice your grilled red pepper and onion into strips.
- Top the bun with red pepper, onion, chicken breast, and shredded lettuce.
- Enjoy!
- *I ate this last night with a side of Harvest Cheddar Sun Chips (which was a great combination), but for guests, I would recommend either a homemade light pasta salad or oven baked sweet potato steak fries to go with this dish!*.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 390.6, Fat 12.1, SaturatedFat 6.8, Cholesterol 88.2, Sodium 484.4, Carbohydrate 32.3, Fiber 3, Sugar 8.4, Protein 37.7
PESTO GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH
I first had this sandwich at a small restaurant and immediately went home to duplicate the recipe. I've been making my grilled cheese sandwiches this way ever since!
Provided by RASSA2
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 15m
Yield 1
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Spread one side of a slice of bread with butter, and place it, buttered side down, into a nonstick skillet over medium heat.
- Spread the top of the bread slice in the skillet with half the pesto sauce, and place a slice of provolone cheese, the tomato slices, and the slice of American cheese onto the pesto.
- Spread remaining pesto sauce on one side of the second slice of bread, and place the bread slice, pesto side down, onto the sandwich. Butter the top side of the sandwich.
- Gently fry the sandwich, flipping once, until both sides of the bread are golden brown and the cheese has melted, about 5 minutes per side.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 503.3 calories, Carbohydrate 24.2 g, Cholesterol 81.7 mg, Fat 36.5 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 20.4 g, SaturatedFat 20 g, Sodium 1107.6 mg, Sugar 2.1 g
PESTO AND CHEESE-FILLED CHICKEN BREASTS
Provided by Lana Sills
Categories Food Processor Cheese Chicken Dairy Garlic Herb Poultry Bake Goat Cheese Parmesan Pine Nut Summer Thyme Bon Appétit California
Yield Serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Pound chicken breasts between sheets of waxed paper to thickness of 1/4 inch. Combine goat cheese, pesto and shallot in small bowl; mix well. Spread boned side of chicken breast with scant 2 tablespoons cheese mixture. Starting at one long side of chicken breast, roll up tightly, jelly roll style. Repeat with remaining chicken and cheese mixture.
- Heat olive oil in heavy large oven-proof skillet over medium-high heat. Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Dredge in flour and shake off excess. Fry chicken breast in olive oil until golden brown on all sides, turning occasionally, about 4 minutes. Place skillet with chicken in oven and bake until chicken is tender and cooked through, about 10 minutes.
GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST WITH ROASTED RED PEPPERS
Jazz up grilled chicken breasts with sweet, flavorful red peppers and a splash of KRAFT Sun Dried Tomato Vinaigrette Dressing.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Home
Time 20m
Yield 2 servings
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Heat greased grill to medium heat.
- Grill chicken and peppers 6 to 8 min. on each side or until chicken is done (165°F) and peppers are tender and slightly blackened, brushing chicken with 1 Tbsp. dressing for the last 2 min.
- Remove chicken and peppers from grill; set chicken aside. Cut peppers into strips; place in medium bowl. Add remaining dressing; mix lightly.
- Serve chicken topped with peppers.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 180, Fat 5 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 65 mg, Sodium 240 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 25 g
Tips:
- To ensure the chicken breasts cook evenly, use a meat mallet to pound them to an even thickness.
- For a more flavorful marinade, let the chicken breasts marinate for at least 30 minutes before grilling.
- When grilling the chicken breasts, cook them over medium heat so that they cook evenly without burning.
- To prevent the chicken breasts from drying out, baste them with the marinade or olive oil while they are grilling.
- For the perfect grilled chicken breasts, cook them until they reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
- To add a pop of color and flavor to the dish, top the grilled chicken breasts with fresh herbs, such as basil, parsley, or cilantro.
Conclusion: Grilled chicken breasts with pesto, peppers, and goat cheese is a delicious and healthy meal that is perfect for a weeknight dinner. The chicken is marinated in a flavorful mixture of pesto, olive oil, and lemon juice, then grilled to perfection. The peppers and goat cheese add a touch of sweetness and tanginess to the dish. This recipe is sure to be a hit with your family and friends.
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