Hey everyone, it’s John, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, chicken with tomato, basil & walnut pesto. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have chicken with tomato, basil & walnut pesto using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken with Tomato, Basil & Walnut Pesto:

1. Take Walnut kernels
2. Get Basil leaves, firmly packed
3. Prepare Grated lemon rind
4. Make ready Sundried tomatoes
5. Make ready Water
6. Take Chicken breasts
7. Make ready Olive oil for frying
8. Take Crushed garlic
9. Prepare (Smashed Canellini beans on the side)
10. Make ready (400g) cannellini beans, drained and washed
11. Make ready Chicken stock
12. Prepare Lemon juice
13. Make ready Steamed veggies of your choice

Steps to make Chicken with Tomato, Basil & Walnut Pesto:

1. Preheat oven to 200C/180C fan forced.
2. Process walnut, basil and lemon rind in a small food processor until finely chopped.
3. Add tomato and water. Process until thick and spreadable.
4. Cut a horizontal slit in thickest part of each chicken breast to create a pocket, taking care not to cut all the way through. Fill pockets with pesto mixture. Use toothpicks to secure.
5. Heat a non-stick frying pan over high heat. Spray with oil. Cook chicken for 2 minutes each side or until golden. Transfer to a baking tray. Bake for 12 minutes until cooked through.
6. Meanwhile, heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the garlic for 30 seconds. Add the beans and stock. Simmer for 2 minutes. Add juice. Coarsely mash. Season.
7. Remove toothpicks. Slice chicken. Serve with Canellini bean smash and veggies. Enjoy!

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