Goat’s cheese pesto chicken

Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 2 chicken breasts.

• 1 tablespoon olive oil.

• 2oz soft goat’s cheese.

• 2oz pine nuts.

• Chopped fresh basil.

• 2 cloves of garlic (crushed).

• 1 tablespoon of freshly squeezed lemon juice.

• Zest from half a lemon.  

Method

• Mix the cheese, pine nuts, basil, garlic and lemon juice and zest together in a blender.

• Brush the two pieces of chicken with the oil.

• With a knife, cut the chicken breasts open lengthways. Split the pesto mixture between the two pieces of chicken and

• Place on a baking tray. Cook at 200 degrees C/180 degrees C fan /gas 6.

• Cook for 20-30 minutes or until the chicken is cooked.

• Serve with brown rice and steamed green vegetables.