lindrusso
02-13-2005, 05:01 PM
Chicken with Pesto, Goat Cheese, Artichokes and Roasted Red Peppers.
I threw together something that turned out quite well. It's not exactly a new combo of ingredients, but maybe it's new to you and it's new to me in that I usually don't cook chicken this way. :)
I think this combo has lots of potential - I would use all of the ingredients to make a pizza (might add some bacon) and I would use the ingredients minus the chicken as a crostini topping (the kids even requested that I do the crostini version as an appetizer this weekend - I am always happy to fulfill their more gourmet requests!).
Anyway, all I did was take four chicken breast halves, throw them in a pyrex baking dish and smear them with some homemade pesto (about 1 to 1 1/2 tablespoons per chicken breast half). Then I topped them with chopped marinated artichokes, slices of roasted bell peppers (from a jar), and some goat cheese. I then drizzled them with a little of the oil from the artichoke marinade. (I make pesto with very little oil, so I would definitely not drizzle the artichoke oil if you are using an oily pesto.) Then I baked them for 45-50 minutes at 350º and voila - easy and yummy.
I think I'll take this topping approach to cooking chicken more often. It seems like a fun, easy way to throw together a yummy meal and it also is a great way to use up dribs and drabs of things in your fridge and pantry.
Mmmmm.....
Alysha :)
I threw together something that turned out quite well. It's not exactly a new combo of ingredients, but maybe it's new to you and it's new to me in that I usually don't cook chicken this way. :)
I think this combo has lots of potential - I would use all of the ingredients to make a pizza (might add some bacon) and I would use the ingredients minus the chicken as a crostini topping (the kids even requested that I do the crostini version as an appetizer this weekend - I am always happy to fulfill their more gourmet requests!).
Anyway, all I did was take four chicken breast halves, throw them in a pyrex baking dish and smear them with some homemade pesto (about 1 to 1 1/2 tablespoons per chicken breast half). Then I topped them with chopped marinated artichokes, slices of roasted bell peppers (from a jar), and some goat cheese. I then drizzled them with a little of the oil from the artichoke marinade. (I make pesto with very little oil, so I would definitely not drizzle the artichoke oil if you are using an oily pesto.) Then I baked them for 45-50 minutes at 350º and voila - easy and yummy.
I think I'll take this topping approach to cooking chicken more often. It seems like a fun, easy way to throw together a yummy meal and it also is a great way to use up dribs and drabs of things in your fridge and pantry.
Mmmmm.....
Alysha :)