Pan-Seared Chicken with Cilantro Pesto

Recipe courtesy Robin Miller, 2006

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (15)

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Cook Time:
6 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 6 min
Total:: 16 min

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons garlic-flavored or regular olive oil, divided
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, plus 1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons pine nuts
1 cup packed fresh cilantro leaves
1/4 cup lowfat sour cream
3 cloves garlic, peeled

Directions

Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season both sides of the chicken with salt and pepper. Place the chicken in the hot pan and cook until golden brown and just cooked through, about 3 minutes per side.

Meanwhile, place the pine nuts in a small dry skillet and set over medium heat. Toast the nuts until golden brown, about 3 minutes, shaking the pan frequently to prevent burning. Transfer the pine nuts to a blender or food processor and add cilantro, sour cream, the remaining 1 tablespoon oil, the garlic, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Process until smooth, adding water, as necessary, to create a thick paste. Serve the chicken with the pesto spooned over the top.

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recipe Pan-Seared Chicken with Cilantro Pesto
null null, null 03-13-2009
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Too much garlic
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

I love garlic but i found that the garlic was over-powering the cilantro flavor in the pesto. i would suggest only using one... clove.Read more
recipe Pan-Seared Chicken with Cilantro Pesto
Anonymous 09-19-2008
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Yummers
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Quick and delicious
recipe Pan-Seared Chicken with Cilantro Pesto
Jill San Diego, CA 08-25-2008
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Yummy and EASY!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I love this!
recipe Pan-Seared Chicken with Cilantro Pesto
Anonymous 07-14-2008
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not bad
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

not bad, odd flavor
recipe Pan-Seared Chicken with Cilantro Pesto
Anonymous 11-07-2007
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Good and Easy
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I found this recipe after inviting friends over for dinner and then realizing right before I left work that I had not planned... anything to cook. It turned out so well (I served it with tortellini tossed in the pesto sauce) and was so easy that I went out and bought Robin Miller's book, which has been one of the better cook book purchases I have made. This recipe is still one of the earmarked pages in it. One note though- one other time when I made this I hurried a bit and didn't quite wash the cilantro as thoroughly as I should've, even though it looked clean. Ruined the entire pesto sauce. So, watch that, but otherwise a delicious and very easy dish with no hard to find ingredients. I also recommend adding a couple of sun dried tomatoes to the pesto if, like me, you enjoy sun dried tomatoes.Read more
recipe Pan-Seared Chicken with Cilantro Pesto
Anonymous 08-19-2007
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Everything a recipe should be
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was simple, quick, used very few ingredients, and best of all........the Taste!!! Entire family gobbled it! I loved... the bright green pesto sauce over the chicken..had never seen that color before so it made it that much more interesting! Can't wait to have it againRead more