Chickweed Pesto Chicken!

 

This was really good.  I mean really good!  I've made pesto chicken with expensive pesto, usually around $11 for one large bottle of pesto.  This was as good or even better than expensive pesto.  I am so glad this turned out as well as I hoped it would!

I made it in two pans which is why you will see two different pans. 

Chickweed

Chickweed Pesto Chicken 

 

Ingredients: 

 

8 frozen or fresh chicken breasts

4 cups fresh Chickweed, packed

5 cloves of garlic

½ cup of walnuts

½ teaspoon salt

1 ½ cup Parmesan cheese, divided

1 cup olive oil

Chickweed after the food processor

 

Directions:

 

Preheat oven to 375 F.   Add chickweed to food processor and blend until fine.  Place in mixing bowl.  Add garlic and walnuts into food processor and blend.  Add to chickweed in mixing bowl.  Add salt, 1 cup of Parmesan cheese, and olive oil to mixture and blend well.

Add layer of pesto

In large greased baking pan(s), apply a thin layer of pesto mix.  Place fresh or frozen chicken on layer of pesto.  Top each chicken with pesto.  Sprinkle remaining Parmesan cheese over chicken.

Bake in oven for 1 hour for frozen chicken and 30-45 minutes for fresh.  Serve hot.

 

Note: I used frozen chicken and it turned out great!

Add pesto over chicken

 

Sprinkle with additional Parmesand chesse

 

Final product!