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Bowl of chicken pesto
Course Main Course

Chicken Pesto Recipe

By: Elysia
Servings 6 servings
This chicken pesto recipe is easy to make, versatile and packed full of flavour! Serve it on baked sweet potatoes, brown rice, in wraps, or on a homemade pizza for a quick and healthy meal that can be prepared in less than 30 minutes! (Gluten-free, dairy-free & low carb)
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients
  

Instructions

  • Prepare the shredded chicken using your desired method (see various methods in notes below).
  • Meanwhile place all ingredients for pesto in a food processor and blend until a paste like consistency is formed. You may wish to add extra olive oil if you prefer a thinner pesto sauce.
  • Mix pesto in with shredded chicken until evenly distributed. Serve in wraps, with rice on pizza or sweet potatoes!

Notes

  • There are a few different ways that you can prepare the chicken. See the FAQ section above for some of my favourite ways to make shredded chicken. If in a pinch, you can also use a rotisserie chicken.
  • I highly recommend using this homemade pesto recipe to mix in with the shredded chicken. This particular version of pesto also happens to be dairy free, but there’s so much flavour with the garlic and basil, you don’t even miss the parmesan cheese. If you prefer, you can also sub in 1 cup of your favourite pesto sauce or use store-bought if you don't have time to make it yourself.
  • I’ll generally make up a batch of this shredded chicken and pesto sauce and use one half for homemade pesto chicken pizzas and the other half for these stuffed pesto chicken sweet potatoes. Cook once, eat twice!
  • Or another option is to make a double batch of shredded chicken and incorporate pesto with one half to make one of the meals mentioned above and use the rest of the chicken to make these chicken enchiladas. Three different meal options for less than 30 minutes of prep time. 

Nutrition

Calories: 340kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 20gFat: 27gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 53mgSodium: 155mgPotassium: 277mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 709IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 27mgIron: 2mg
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