Saute Of Chicken Breasts Cilantro

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 12 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1/4 cup flour
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup chicken stock
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 2 1/4 cups fresh cilantro, firmly packed
• 2 cups pine nuts (can use blanched almonds or a mix of the two)
• 1 1/2 cups parmesan cheese, grated
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled
• 1/4 cup soft butter
• 1 cup olive oil
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1/2 lbs fettuccine
• 4 -6 tablespoons butter, for noodles
• parmesan cheese, grated, for passing at the table

Recipe

• 1 season chicken breasts with salt and pepper. roll in flour and shake off the excess. in a heavy skillet, heat butter and brown lightly the breasts on both sides. add the chicken stock, cover and simmer for about 10 minutes.
• 2 while chicken is simmering, prepare the cilantro sauce. in a food processor fitted with the steel blade add 2 cups of cilantro, the pine nuts (or almonds or the mix of both), parmesan cheese and garlic and blend into a paste. add softened butter and then slowly pour olive oil through the feed tube until mixture is the consistency of heavy cream. set aside.
• 3 cook fettuccine according to package directions. drain and place on a large platter. toss with butter. toss in the cilantro sauce, reserving some to use as a spread for the chicken.
• 4 place the chicken on a separate platter and sprinkle the remaining fresh cilantro on top.
• 5 serve the remaining cilantro sauce on the side. pass grated parmesan at the table.