Grammy's Kitchen · Grilled Chicken · Pesto Marinated Grilled Chicken
One of 78 grilled chicken recipes we measured
It ranks #1 of 78 for tenderness among the grilled chicken recipes we compared. 188 cooks on www.melskitchencafe.com rate it 4.6★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 78.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 0% | 2% |
| salt | 1% | 0% |
| aromatics | 0% | 0% |
| sweetener | 0% | 0% |
| acid | 7% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 907 g | 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts |
| 1 cup pesto (storebought or homemade (see note)) | |
| 60 g | 1/4 cup rice vinegar |
| 6 g | 1 teaspoon salt |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon sugar |
Method: 4 steps, published by www.melskitchencafe.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I made this to cube up and serve over salad. I was skeptical of the marinade (I'm still new to cooking in a lot of ways and had never made a marinade before) but had all of the ingredients and love pesto so I decided to go for it. Great decision! I was lazy an” — a cook, 5.0★
“This was terrific! I used bone in thighs because that's what I had ready to use. Also had a huge bunch of radishes and greens, sooo.... we had radish green pesto chicken with roasted radishes and grilled zucchini, yellow squash, and potatoes. Everyone loved it” — a cook, 5.0★