Description
Discover how to make a mouthwatering Lemon Garlic Chicken and Crispy Potatoes dish topped with Avocado Pesto Cream. Perfect for a delicious meal!
Ingredients
- Beef tenderloin – 2 pieces (about 1 pound (454 g) or 450 grams)
- Vegetable oil – 3 tablespoons (45 ml) (45 milliliters)
- Lemon juice – 2 tablespoons (30 ml) (30 milliliters)
- Garlic cloves, minced – 4 cloves
- Salt – 1 teaspoon (5 ml) (5 grams)
- Black pepper – 1/2 teaspoon (3 ml) (2.5 grams)
- Baby potatoes, halved – 1 pound (454 g) (450 grams)
- Avocado, ripe – 1 large
- Fresh basil leaves – 1 cup (240 ml) (25 grams)
- Feta cheese, crumbled – 1/4 cup (60 ml) (25 grams)
- Pine nuts – 2 tablespoons (30 ml) (18 grams)
- Coconut cream – 1/4 cup (60 ml) (60 milliliters)
- Lemon zest – 1 teaspoon (5 ml) (2 grams)
- Water – as needed
- Salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
- In a bowl, mix 2 tablespoons olive oil, lemon juice, and minced garlic.
- Season chicken breasts with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
- Coat chicken thoroughly with the olive oil mixture.
- Place chicken in a baking dish and set aside.
- Toss baby potatoes with 1 tablespoon olive oil, salt, and pepper to taste.
- Arrange the potatoes around the chicken in the baking dish.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through.
- While baking, prepare the avocado pesto cream.
- In a food processor, combine avocado, basil, Parmesan cheese, and pine nuts.
- Blend until smooth, adding water as needed to reach desired consistency.
- Stir in heavy cream and lemon zest into the avocado mixture.
- Season avocado pesto cream with salt and pepper to taste.
- Once chicken and potatoes are done, remove from oven and let rest for 5 minutes.
- Serve chicken and potatoes with the avocado pesto cream on the side.
Notes
- Marinate chicken in olive oil, lemon juice, and garlic for richer flavor.
- Customize avocado pesto with herbs like parsley or cilantro for variety.
- Enhance pine nuts’ flavor by toasting them before adding to the pesto cream.
