By thermo.kitchen
Creamy Pesto Chicken Recipe
Instructions
Prep:10minCook:20min
This deliciously creamy pesto chicken has a lovely lemon tang and fresh basil flavour. Best of all it's on the table in just 30 minutes.
Updated at: Thu, 12 Feb 2026 08:27:33 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Good
Glycemic Index
25
Low
Glycemic Load
1
Low
Nutrition per serving
Calories332.5 kcal (17%)
Total Fat24.3 g (35%)
Carbs5.7 g (2%)
Sugars2.4 g (3%)
Protein22.7 g (45%)
Sodium614.2 mg (31%)
Fiber1.5 g (5%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
5 servings
50gparmesan cheese
cut in quarters
10ggarlic
30gbasil
weight after stems removed
50gpinenuts
pepita and sunflower seed mix, alternatively you could just use pinenuts
25goil
1 Tbslemon juice
650gchicken thigh fillets
cut into large cubes, each cube should weigh about 40g
6peppercorns
1 Tbsoil
1 tspstock paste
thermomix, or massal vege stock cube
¼ tspsalt
220glight cream cheese
sour cream can be used if preferred
90gwater
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