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Chicken Breast with Pesto Potatoes
Chicken Breast with Pesto Potatoes

Chicken Breast with Pesto Potatoes

with courgette & bell pepper

Pesto originates from the Italian city of Genoa, the capital of the Liguria region. The version we're now familiar with was first recorded in a cookbook in 1863, but it can be traced back as far as Roman times!

Tags:
Calorie Smart
Family
-30% carbs
Allergens:
Cashewnoten
Melk (inclusief lactose)

The quantities provided above are averages only.

Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.

Total15 minutes
Cooking Time15 minutes
DifficultyMedium

Ingredients

Serving amount

200 g

Pre-cooked halved baby potatoes [skin-on]

20 g

Green pesto

(Contains: Cashewnoten, Melk (inclusief lactose) May be present: Pinda's, Noten)

½ piece

Onion

½ piece

Bell pepper

⅓ piece

Courgette

1 piece

Chicken breast with Mediterranean herbs

Not included in your delivery

1 tablespoon

[Plant-based] mayonnaise

½ tablespoon

Olive oil

½ tablespoon

[Plant-based] butter

to taste

Salt and pepper

Nutrition Values

Energy (kJ)2863 kJ
Calories684 kcal
Fat41.5 g
Saturated Fat9 g
Carbohydrate45.6 g
Sugar10 g
Dietary Fiber8.8 g
Protein30.4 g
Salt1.7 g
Potassium512.1 mg
Calcium44.8 mg
Iron1.2 mg
Due to the different suppliers we purchase our products from, nutritional facts per meal can vary from the website to what is received in the delivered box, depending on your region.

Utensils

Fryingpan with lid
Tall-Sided Pan

Cooking Steps

Fry the baby potatoes
1
  • Melt a knob of butter in a frying pan over medium-high heat.
  • Fry the baby potatoes for 8 - 10 minutes, covered.
  • Remove the lid and season to taste with salt and pepper, then fry for another 2 - 4 minutes, tossing regularly. 
Chop the vegetables
2
  • Slice the onion into thin half rings.
  • Cut the courgette into crescents and chop the bell pepper into strips.

Did you know... as well as vitamin C, bell peppers are also high in vitamin E. This antioxidant is also found in sunflower oil, wholegrain products, nuts, seeds and green vegetables.

Fry the vegetables
3
  • Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat and fry the onion, bell pepper and courgette for 3 minutes. 
  • Meanwhile, stir the pesto into the baby potatoes when they are done.
Serve
4
  • Add the chicken to the vegetables and fry for 2 minutes per side.
  • Reduce the heat and fry for further 4 minutes per side, or until done.
  • Serve the baby potatoes with the chicken and vegetables. Serve the mayonnaise alongside.

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