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Creamy Basil Chicken With Pesto and Cream

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Creamy Basil Chicken

Creamy Basil Chicken

Diana Rattray
This is a quick and easy skillet chicken to prepare any day of the week. Serve this chicken with hot cooked rice or pasta, along with sliced tomatoes or a tossed salad.

Ingredients:

  • 4 to 6 Chicken breast halves
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 4 ounces mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons prepared pesto
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream

Preparation:

Wash chicken and pat dry. Put the chicken breasts between sheets of plastic wrap and gently pound to thin to about 1/4 inch thickness. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and dredge lightly with the flour. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.

Saute chicken and mushrooms for 4 to 5 minutes, stirring mushrooms and turning chicken about halfway through the cooking time. until browned. Combine cream and pesto; cover and continue cooking over low heat for 10 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through. Serve with hot cooked rice or pasta.
Serves 4 to 6.

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User Reviews

 4 out of 5
Great Recipe, Member bungshizzle

Awesome recipe and it was quick and easy. I would definately make this again. I didn't have mushrooms so i chopped tomato and put it in with the chicken and I added a little lemon with it also to add some tang. Wonderful! to the person who thought there wasn't any pesto in the ingredients..... there is. it clearly says 3 tablespoons of prepared basil pesto. As for Basil, pesto has basil in it but if you want, add more yourself. read and you'll find out where the pesto comes in.

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