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Pesto Chicken
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Pesto is a wonderful alternative to white or red sauces and definitely doesn’t lack in flavor. You can make your own pesto or buy store-bought versions, which are usually low in carbs. If you’ve never liked ricotta, you may want to try seasoning it by sprinkling herbs or salt directly on the ricotta to bring out the most flavor. The creamy element it brings to the dish is a must! Serve atop zoodles with a sprinkle of parsley.
| Prep Time | 5 minutes |
| Cook Time | 20 minutes |
| Servings |
2 servings
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Ingredients
- 1 boneless skinless chicken breasts, butterflied (
6 ounce - 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp dried parsley
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 1 cup Water
- 1/4 cup whole-milk ricotta
- 1/4 cup pesto
- 1/4 cup shredded whole-milk mozzarella cheese
- chopped parsley for garnish optional
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Instructions
- Sprinkle seasonings on chicken breasts. Press the Sauté button and add coconut oil to Instant Pot. Sauté chicken for 3–5 minutes or until golden brown.
- Remove chicken and place into 7-cup glass bowl. Pour water into pot and use wooden spoon or rubber spatula to make sure no seasoning is stuck to bottom of pot.
- Place spoonful of ricotta onto chicken pieces. Pour pesto over chicken. Sprinkle mozzarella over chicken. Cover with foil. Place steam rack into Instant Pot and carefully put bowl on top. Click lid closed. Press the Manual button and adjust time for 20 minutes. When timer beeps, allow a natural release. Serve with chopped parsley if desired.
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Very good and easy…..served it with steamed broccoli…..yummy
Easy and yummy! I did not know what to make for dinner tonight until i was in the grocery section of the store. With just a few ingredients, I was able to pull off a great dinner.
This one was a major hit. I will be making it again later this week.
The chicken breast meat stays juicy. Served it with grilled zuccini.
This is One of the best chicken dishes we have ever eaten at our house. The chicken was moist and the sauce was delicious. I forgot to purchase the ricotta cheese, and I used small curd cottage cheese instead. The product was equally good in my opinion. I served it with zucchini noodles as the picture shows, but sauteed them in garlic EVOO for 2 minutes right before serving!
This turned out very dry. It did not have enough of the the topping to make it good.
Good flavor, but the chicken was over cooked. The natural release took an additional 18 minutes, so overall the total time turn into almost 50 mins! Way too long for a simple dish.
Very tasty amd easy
This was my first recipe with my Instant Pot. It turned out great! Very tasty and moist. Served it with a salad.
My first meal with my new pot. I was surprised that I needed a glass bowl. I found an old souffle dish that worked. I will make this again.
Loved it and relatively easy. I would go easy on the mozzarella as it tends to form a thick layer. But very delicious, especially over the zucchini. I do wish they would add zucchini instructions. I googled it and it turned out fine, but it would be helpful.
Not know the type of milk and why or seen what the greens are
So good! Highly reccomend. I didnt have a bowl to fit in the pot so i make shifted a bowl from foil and it worked out great.
This was an easy recipe but i dint feel like it had a lot of flavor.
Delicious!! Like other reviewers, i didnt have a bowl small enough, so i used a foil packet. Worked great.
This is a tasty recipe but could be easily made in larger quantities on the stovetop. I did find a bowl that would work and found the chicken to be good, but slightly over done
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Wonderful! And so easy!
Very yummy but for some reason, despite having foil over my glass bowl the entire bowl filled with water/liquid to almost the very top of the bowl. And they were fresh breasts so no idea where that much liquid came from as the bottom of the pot still had about a cup of water left. Any ideas?
We love this recipe. Even my husband who doesn’t like cheese of any kind, liked it.
I thought this was very dry.
I really like this. Served it over zoodles. I sealed the foil really tightly. It was super juicy.
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Pressure level?
How do you make and cook zoodles?