Pesto Chicken Salad
45 Minutes | Serves 2-4
Chicken Salad
2½ cups Chopped Rotisserie Chicken
½ cup Basil Pesto (Recipe below or store bought)
½ cup Plain Greek Yogurt
½ cup Celery Chopped
½ tsp Kosher Salt
¼ tsp Coarse Ground Black Pepper
½ tsp Onion Powder
Mix all ingredients together in a mixing bowl.
Pesto
2 Bunches Fresh Basil (2 oz Picked off the Stem)
2 Garlic Cloves Peeled
1 cup Pine Nuts
2 tsp Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice
¾ cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
½ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 tsp Kosher Salt
¼ tsp Coarse Ground Black Pepper
Place the pine nuts in a sauté pan on medium-low heat. Toast the pine nuts for approximately 6-8 minutes or until the pine nuts turn golden brown, stirring occasionally.
Using a food processor, pulse the basil, garlic cloves, toasted pine nuts, kosher salt and black pepper. Pulse in the lemon juice and Parmesan cheese until all ingredients are incorporated. Slowly pour in the extra virgin olive oil while running the food processor on low speed. Scrape down the edges of the food processor and blend for an additional 30 seconds.
Chicken Salad
2½ cups Chopped Rotisserie Chicken
½ cup Basil Pesto (Recipe below or store bought)
½ cup Plain Greek Yogurt
½ cup Celery Chopped
½ tsp Kosher Salt
¼ tsp Coarse Ground Black Pepper
½ tsp Onion Powder
Mix all ingredients together in a mixing bowl.
Pesto
2 Bunches Fresh Basil (2 oz Picked off the Stem)
2 Garlic Cloves Peeled
1 cup Pine Nuts
2 tsp Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice
¾ cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
½ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 tsp Kosher Salt
¼ tsp Coarse Ground Black Pepper
Place the pine nuts in a sauté pan on medium-low heat. Toast the pine nuts for approximately 6-8 minutes or until the pine nuts turn golden brown, stirring occasionally.
Using a food processor, pulse the basil, garlic cloves, toasted pine nuts, kosher salt and black pepper. Pulse in the lemon juice and Parmesan cheese until all ingredients are incorporated. Slowly pour in the extra virgin olive oil while running the food processor on low speed. Scrape down the edges of the food processor and blend for an additional 30 seconds.
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