Chicken and Broccoli Pesto Pitas #WeekdaySupper #ChooseDreams

The recipe Chicken and Broccoli Pesto Pitas #WeekdaySupper #ChooseDreams can be made in roughly 20 minutes. This recipe makes 4 servings with 438 calories, 47g of protein, and 11g of fat each. For $3.57 per serving, this recipe covers 37% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 38 people have tried and liked this recipe. If you have broccoli, ground pepper, garlic powder, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is brought to you by Curious Cuisiniere. With a spoonacular score of 99%, this dish is tremendous. Try Fresh Watermelon and Chicken Salad #WeekdaySupper #ChooseDreams, Caprese Chicken Panzanella Salad #WeekdaySupper #ChooseDreams, and Mango Avocado Quinoa Chicken Salad for #ChooseDreams #WeekdaySupper for similar recipes.

Servings: 4

Preparation duration: 15 minutes

Cooking duration: 5 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1 lb fresh broccoli, stem and all (You can even use some of the broccoli leaves if you have them!)

1lb cooked chicken breast*

1 c fresh basil, packed

1 tsp garlic powder

¼ tsp fresh ground pepper

1 Tbsp olive oil

1 oz parmesan cheese, grated

½ tsp salt

4 whole wheat pita breads (Make your own using this easy recipe!)

Equipment:

sauce pan

food processor

bowl

Cooking instruction summary:

Chop the broccoli into 1” pieces and place in a medium saucepan with ½ c of water. Cover and bring to a simmer. Steam the broccoli for 4-5 minutes, until bright green and tender. Remove from the heat and let cool slightly.Place the cooked broccoli, garlic, olive oil, parmesan cheese, basil, salt and pepper in the bowl of your food processor. Blend until smooth, adding as much of the broccoli steaming liquid as needed to create a smooth paste (2 Tbsp – ¼ c).Smear some broccoli pesto on (or in) your pita bread and top with slices of leftover chicken.

 

Step by step:


1. Chop the broccoli into 1” pieces and place in a medium saucepan with ½ c of water. Cover and bring to a simmer. Steam the broccoli for 4-5 minutes, until bright green and tender.

2. Remove from the heat and let cool slightly.

3. Place the cooked broccoli, garlic, olive oil, parmesan cheese, basil, salt and pepper in the bowl of your food processor. Blend until smooth, adding as much of the broccoli steaming liquid as needed to create a smooth paste (2 Tbsp – ¼ c).Smear some broccoli pesto on (or in) your pita bread and top with slices of leftover chicken.


Nutrition Information:

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437k Calories
46g Protein
11g Total Fat
39g Carbs
100% Health Score
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Calories
437k
22%

Fat
11g
17%

  Saturated Fat
3g
19%

Carbohydrates
39g
13%

  Sugar
2g
3%

Cholesterol
101mg
34%

Sodium
775mg
34%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
46g
93%

Vitamin K
143µg
137%

Vitamin C
102mg
124%

Vitamin B3
17mg
90%

Selenium
60µg
87%

Manganese
1mg
66%

Vitamin B6
1mg
53%

Phosphorus
490mg
49%

Fiber
7g
29%

Magnesium
103mg
26%

Folate
100µg
25%

Vitamin B1
0.36mg
24%

Vitamin B5
2mg
23%

Iron
4mg
22%

Potassium
779mg
22%

Vitamin A
1102IU
22%

Vitamin B2
0.34mg
20%

Zinc
2mg
18%

Calcium
174mg
17%

Copper
0.3mg
15%

Vitamin E
2mg
14%

Vitamin B12
0.47µg
8%

covered percent of daily need
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