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🍽️ Chicken with Pesto and Baked Cheese Crust
438 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 0.5 bunch arugula
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 tbsp grated Pecorino
- salt
- pepper (from the mill)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 500 g chicken breast fillet
- salt
- white pepper
- 1 egg
- 50 g grated, medium-aged Gouda
- breadcrumbs
- oil (for frying)
- 2 red bell peppers
- 3 tbsp vegetable broth
- 2 oranges
- arugula leaf (for garnishing)
Instructions
- 1. Wash the arugula thoroughly and shake it dry.
- 2. Roughly chop the arugula.
- 3. Peel the garlic.
- 4. Place the arugula, garlic, Pecorino cheese, salt, and pepper into a mortar.
- 5. Crush the ingredients roughly with the pestle.
- 6. Slowly pour in the oil while continuing to stir.
- 7. Turn on the oven grill and preheat it.
- 8. Slice the chicken meat into even pieces.
- 9. Season the meat slices with salt and pepper.
- 10. Heat oil in a frying pan.
- 11. Fry the meat quickly on both sides.
- 12. Whisk the egg in a bowl.
- 13. Mix the egg with the grated Gouda cheese.
- 14. Add breadcrumbs if necessary.
- 15. Stir until the mixture is creamy and spreadable.
- 16. Spread the cheese-egg mixture thinly over the fried meat.
- 17. Place the meat under the hot grill.
- 18. Gratin the meat until it is golden brown.
- 19. Remove the stems and seeds from the bell pepper.
- 20. Cut the bell pepper into bite-sized pieces.
- 21. Place the pepper pieces in a pot.
- 22. Pour in the vegetable broth.
- 23. Simmer the peppers until they are tender-crisp.
- 24. Slice one orange into paper-thin slices.
- 25. Segment the second orange.
- 26. Warm the serving plates.
- 27. Place three orange slices on a plate.
- 28. Add a few pepper pieces.
- 29. Place the gratinated meat on top.
- 30. Garnish the dish with fresh arugula.
- 31. Serve the dish with boiled potatoes or potato gratin.
- 32. For the variation, choose firm fish fillets such as cod or redfish.
- 33. Do not fry the fish, but place it directly in the dish for gratinating.
- 34. Use a mild cheese variety for fish, such as butter cheese or young Gouda.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 438
- Protein: 38 g · Fett/Fat: 23 g · Carbs: 18 g