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Pesto (Italian: [ˈpesto], Ligurian: [ˈpestu]), or to refer to the original dish pesto alla genovese (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpesto alla dʒenoˈveːse, -eːze]), is a sauce originating in Genoa. There are two forms — pesto alla genovese and pesto alla siciliana— and they come from Genoa and Sicily, respectively. While these and other recipes Pesto alla genoese is made with garlic, salt, extra virgin olive oil, Pecorino Sardo cheese, and Genoese basil.
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To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have pesto & ricotta chicken using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Pesto & ricotta chicken:
- Prepare 1 tbsp pesto sauce
- Make ready 4 oz ricotta cheese
- Make ready 4 skinless chicken breast
- Take 1 tbsp olive oil
- Make ready black pepper
- Get 1 bunch chives (fresh)
- Take 4 medium tomatoes (peeled & seeded)& chop
- Make ready 1 lime
- Take salt & pepper
- Get 3 1/2 olive oil
- Prepare 1/3 cup olive oil
- Get small salad
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Steps to make Pesto & ricotta chicken:
- Mix together pesto & ricotta in small bowl until well combine.
- Using a sharp knife cut a deep slit in side of chicken to make a pocket. Spoon in ricotta mix into pocket & reshape to enclose breast. Place in chicken on plate, cover & chill 30 minutes.
- To make vinaigrette, pour 3 1/2 olive oil into blender, add the chives and process until smooth. Strape the mixture into bowl and stir in tomatoes, lime juice and rind. Season with salt & pepper.
- Brush the chicken with 1/3 cup olive oil and season with pepper. Grill on fairly hot grill for 8 minutes on eah side. Transfer to serving plate, spoon over vinaigrette & serve.
- Garnish with salad.
Red pesto is made similarly but with either sun-dried tomatoes, grilled red peppers or pimiento.
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