Grilled Chicken with Cilantro Pesto
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 282.4
- Total Fat: 7.8 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 1,402.5 mg
- Total Carbs: 2.5 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.2 g
- Protein: 49.4 g
View full nutritional breakdown of Grilled Chicken with Cilantro Pesto calories by ingredient
Introduction
This is great with some hot brown rice! This is great with some hot brown rice!Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
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1/4 cup lime juice
1.4 cup soy sauce
1 Tbsp olive oil
1# chicken breasts or boneless thighs
2 cups loosely packed cilantro
2 scallions, sliced
2 Tbsp taosted sesame seeds
Directions
1. Whisk lime juice, soy sauce and oil in a large bowl. Reserve 1 Tbsp to a small bowl. Add chicken to remaining marinade and toss to coat. MArinate in fridge for 20-60 minutes.
2. For pesto, place cilantro, scallions, sesame seeds and reserved marinade in a food processor and process until smooth.
3. Grill chicken until no longer pink and serve with cilantro pesto.
Serving Size: Makes 4 servings
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SPARTANBABE.
2. For pesto, place cilantro, scallions, sesame seeds and reserved marinade in a food processor and process until smooth.
3. Grill chicken until no longer pink and serve with cilantro pesto.
Serving Size: Makes 4 servings
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SPARTANBABE.