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Creamy Chicken with Red Pesto
Photo: Lily Banse

Creamy Chicken with Red Pesto

9 ingredients Serves 2 openrecipes
Creamy Chicken with Red Pesto

A quick, versatile midweek meal using the Indian method of cooking meat in its own juices.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

427
Calories
33g
Protein
29g
Fat
3g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Mushroom 1/2 cup sliced (35g) 15
Chive 1 tbsp (3g) 1
Meat not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 25g butter
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 150g mushrooms, sliced
  • Half a glass of white wine
  • 2 tbsp red pesto
  • 1 green finger chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
  • 200ml creme fraiche
  • 400g chicken breast or thigh meat, cut into strips
  • 1 tbsp chives, finely chopped (optional)

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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