Grilled Chicken with Spinach and Pine Nut Pesto

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So, good and easy. I have already made this a few times.

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I make a lot of BASIL pesto with lots of garlic so I was skeptical about this simple recipe but it is so GOOD! The pesto is fresh and flavorful, perfect with the chicken. The problem I found was with the quantities of ingredients. It calls for 2 chicken breasts but says it serves four. Two cups of LIGHTLY packed spinach isn't much. I used 2 cups of TIGHTLY packed spinach, and threw another handful in. Spread the pesto 1/2 inch thick ( like the picture. I brined 3 breasts in water, salt, brown sugar and garlic for 4 hours. I used my Foreman grill for the chicken. Will make it again. It was a HIT!

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My family thought this recipe was great. They requested I make it often. When I made this recipe I marinated the chicken breast over night in Italian dressing.

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The pesto has a bit of a tang to it (lemon peel and juicebut my gang loved it! Healthy and delicious! Thanks Giada!

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I am new to pesto, but my husband and I loved this! The chicken did not turn out so well, but the pesto made it taste good despite my chicken mishaps. We ate the rest of the pesto on french bread. Yummy!

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I love this pesto... very fresh taste. This goes into the recipe box!

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Pesto, like a tapenade, is a very concentrated/intense food.
It is an extremely versatile food. (BTW, use ANY of the 3
pestos in any of these ideas It can serve as an appetizer,
served as a dip/spread on a 'vehicle' such as crostini;
bruschetta; Fricos (Parm Crisps crackers, etc; use it as a
'stuffing' in: Ex mushrooms, artichokes, zucchini, eggplant,
meats, poultry, fish/seafood, pasta, calzones, paninis, etc,
etc; it can act as a seasoning/flavoring for Ex in:
mayonnaise, cream cheese, mascarpone, ricotta as 'toppers' -
meats, poultry, seafood/fish, veggies, etc; use in cream
cheese, mascarpone, ricotta, & heavy cream as a 'vehicle' for
creating sauces for - pasta, pizza, salads, veggies, etc; use
it as a 'filling OR stuffing' for a tart/torte OR as a 'layer'
in lasagna.
Pesto & Tapenades can also be utilized together to create
wonderful gourmet mixtures! OR try combining 2 Pestos
together, choosing 1 as the 'dominant' in taste.
Re - Mushroom Pesto - in mine I always use a variety of
mushrooms, domestic OR exotic. Try a tsp Or Tbsp of a good
wine in Pesto(s as well. (Port is an excellent choice!

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Would make again and use in other ways.

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This pesto will become a regular at our dinner table! It was delicious and very easy to make. But I was not able to freeze part of it for future use as instructed because my husband ate all of it! He loved it that much. I highly recommend it.

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I prepared a vegetarian version of this dish by substituting grilled seasoned tofu slices for the chicken. With the spinach-pine nut pesto topping it was really scrumptious!