Ok! Everyone knows that I’m super busy and am BIGGG on my 20 minute meals :)
This was truly worth the exception.. and plus, I was baking dessert while it was in the oven (LOL, of course..). I wish I could take the credit for this amazing concoction, but I got the idea from EveryDay Paleo.
Alright, Y’All ready?! Preheat the oven to 450d (this will take 45 minutes to cook). S&P your 1.5 lbs of (Organic) Chicken on both sides. In a large bowl, place 1 cup of Pesto and juice 1 whole Lemon. Stir it up, then throw in the Chicken. Make sure that the Chicken is well coated then place in a pan and straight into the oven they go.
Now for your side dish! I chopped up the Broccolini into bite size pieces (I used 8 large stems), but the original recipe called for it whole. I shall leave that up to you. In a large bowl, toss in ¼ cup of EVOO, 1 tbsp of S&P (I love heavy pepper so I added a few extra turns of the mill) & 1 tsp of Red Chili Pepper Flakes (of course, I went extra heavy for that Kat Kick that all my foods have). Add a quick squeeze of the lemon remnants used to flavor the Chicken, 3 chopped cloves of Garlic and throw in several Crimini Mushrooms & Kalamata Olives. Mix this all up then throw onto a lightly greased baking sheet (Grapeseed spray for me, please).
Once the oven timer is down to 15 minutes, place the Broccolini pan beside the Chicken Pan, in the oven and roast away. The chicken came out super moist and simply pulled apart while the veggies were roasted perfectly. I served this with my Tumaric Garlic Cauli Rice …. & if I must say so myself ~ PHENOMENAL!
I hope you take the time today to really enjoy yourself in the kitchen and prepare this wonderful meal. I think I danced to a whole CD while sipping on some Vino and toasting with those that I love enough to share this fabulous experience with.
LIVING YOUR FULLEST LIFE 