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Presto! Easy Paleo Chicken Pesto

September 21, 2011 By Caitlin Weeks

Easy Paleo Chicken Pesto –
I was recently at my Grandma’s house in South Carolina and she had a garden full of fresh Basil.  I got inspired to make this fresh paleo pesto recipe. I used to think pesto was really difficult and that only chef’s knew how to make it. But after trying it a few times it is so easy anyone can do it in a flash. It can be made dairy free or you can add Parmesan if you can tolerate dairy. I don’t really eat dairy because I like it too much and it makes me bloated, so this version is dairy free.

Basil is great because it is full of phyto-nutrients that fight inflammation and aging. It also a good source of Vitamin C and folate. It also has a lot of nerve relaxing magnesium. It also has bone supporting vitamin K.

It is a great thing to stock up on the the summer when it is plentiful and cheap. This easy paleo chicken pesto is a great recipe to freeze for using when basil is harder to come by.

Easy Paleo Chicken Pesto

 
 

Easy Paleo Chicken Pesto

Ingredients: 

1/4 cup olive oil or to taste
1/2 cup raw walnuts or pine nuts
6 cups basil, fresh and clean
sea salt to taste
pepper to taste
4 cloves garlic peeled
1 lb chicken breasts, pastured
1 Tbsp organic grass fed butter

Directions: 
Put olive oil, garlic, walnuts, basil, sea salt and in the food processor and blend.

Check the taste and consistency.

You can always slowly add more basil, oil, salt, or nuts until it comes out the way you want it.

For the chicken: put sea salt and pepper on both sides of chicken.

Fillet the breasts if they are too thick.

Cook filleted chicken in butter on medium high heat until brown on both sides.

Plate chicken and top with a couple of spoonfuls of pesto.

Serve with some mixed greens and tomatoes.


 

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