5 Ingredient Skillet Pesto Chicken + Asparagus

Skillet Pesto Chicken- This one-pan skillet dinner can easily become your "go-to" weeknight meal. Only 5 ingredients and about 20 minutes total time needed to whip up this healthy meal. Bonus! the 5 ingredients can be found year round but this recipe can easily be customized to take advantage of seasonal produce favorites.

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5 Ingredient Skillet Pesto Chicken + Asparagus

One- Pan Skillet Dinner. Only 5 ingredients which can be found year round or customize to take advantage of seasonal produce. Ready in 20 mins

Prep Time5

Cook Time15

Total Time20

Course: Easy

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 227kcal

Author: Susan Randall

Ingredients

1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breast or thighs
2 tablespoon olive oil or avocado oil
1 lb. fresh asparagus ends trimmed and cut into half or thirds
¼ cup fresh prepared basil pesto* more to taste
1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
Serve of rice cauliflower rice, pasta, zoodles, quinoa or grain of your choice

Instructions

Cut chicken into bite size pieces and season with salt to taste.
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add chicken and cook 2-3 min on each side. Add asparagus and pesto and cook for an additional 3-4 minutes until chicken is fully cooked. Add cherry tomatoes and cook for an additional 1-2 minutes until tomatoes become warm.
Serve over rice, cauliflower rice, pasta, zoodles, quinoa or grain of your choice

Notes

* If you'd prefer, here is a recipe for homemade pesto
1 cups fresh basil leaves (no stems)
1 tablespoons pine nuts or walnuts
1 large clove garlic
¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
In a food processor, combine basil leaves, pine nuts and garlic until finely minced. Add oil slowly while processor is running and continue processing . Add cheese and process just long enough to combine.

** You may want to add extra pesto or a drizzle of olive oil if you are serving over pasta, rice, grains.

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