Grilled chicken and broccoli with pumpkin seed pesto

Name: Grilled chicken and broccoli with pumpkin seed pesto
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 140g skinless chicken breast; Salt and pepper; 100g tenderstem brocolli; 2 tsp olive oil; 1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed; 1 small bunch basil, leaves torn; 10g pumpkin seeds; 10g Parmesan or hard cheese, finely grated; 1 handful rocket

3 steps

Cook:25min

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 21:08:51 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories345.7 kcal (17%)

Total Fat20.5 g (29%)

Carbs9.2 g (4%)

Sugars1.7 g (2%)

Protein33.5 g (67%)

Sodium1015.8 mg (51%)

Fiber3.7 g (13%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

1 servings

140gskinless chicken breast

salt

pepper

100gtenderstem brocolli

2 tspolive oil

1garlic

clove, peeled and crushed

1 bunchbasil

small, leaves torn

10gpumpkin seeds

10gParmesan cheese

or hard, finely grated

1 handfulrocket

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat a griddle pan over a high heat. Lay the chicken between 2 sheets of clingfilm then bash with a rolling pin to flatten. Season with salt and pepper then lay on the griddle and cook for 3 minutes on each side or until cooked through, then set aside to rest.

Step 2

Throw the broccoli on the griddle and cook for 4-5 minutes until lightly charred and softened.

Step 3

Meanwhile put the oil, garlic, basil, pumpkin seeds and Parmesan into a small food processor and blend until smooth (add a little splash of water or rocket leaves to loosen if needed), toss the chicken, broccoli and pesto together in a large bowl and serve on a bed of rocket.