Italian Pesto Chicken

Pesto chicken in a plate with roasted potatoes and salad

Italian Pesto Chicken, an easy and delicious Italian classic, featuring sauteed chicken and a creamy sauce made with white wine and pesto. It's so easy to make with only 5 ingredients and 20 minutes of your time.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Servings people

Calories 327kcal

Author Pina Bresciani

Ingredients

2 boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into strips
⅓ cup all purpose flour
1 clove garlic
⅓ cup white wine
3 tablespoon pesto
salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Dredge the chicken strips in flour.
Heat olive oil in a large pan over medium heat, then add the whole garlic clove in. If you'd like a stronger garlic flavor, you can mince the garlic instead.
Add the chicken strips to the pan and brown on both sides, about 5 minutes total. Season with salt and pepper.
Add the white wine to the pan, and scrape up any brown bits from the pan.
Reduce the heat to low, cover the pan with a lid, and let the chicken continue cooking for about 5-10 minutes.
Remove the lid, and add the pesto to the pan. Give everything a stir so that the chicken is coated in the pesto.
Remove from the pan, plate and enjoy!

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Notes

Boneless skinless chicken breast is recommended for this recipe, but boneless skinless chicken thighs would work as well
Go light when seasoning the chicken with salt - pesto is usually salty already

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