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Butterflied chicken with pesto cream
Photo: Lily Banse

Butterflied chicken with pesto cream

4 ingredients Serves 2 openrecipes
Butterflied chicken with pesto cream

Pesto and chicken make great partners, as this simple dish proves

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

397
Calories
34g
Protein
18g
Fat
27g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Cherry 1 cup (138g) 87
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Watercress 1 cup (34g) 4

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • olive oil
  • 2 skinless chicken breasts , sliced in half horizontally (not all the way through) then opened out like a book and gently rolled to flatten
  • 2 tbsp pesto mixed with 3 tbsp half-fat creme fraiche
  • watercress and cherry tomatoes, to serve

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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