I just got back from a weekend of total binge in Portland with four foodies, where we consumed enough calories to survive an entire week. So tonight I needed something light and green, and this baked pesto chicken with a simple arugula salad is exactly what the doctor prescribed. You can use any kind of pesto for this, even store-bought ones. I made a quick one with some walnuts, pine nuts, basil, garlic and lemon. I have a ton of pesto recipes on this blog, feel free to use any of those for this. Once you have the pesto, rest is very simple. Just sear the chicken breast on the stove top, coat liberally with the pesto on both sides [...]
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