So basil is definitely one of my favorite herbs to use and I usually have a ton of it so I’m always creating! I loved creating the chimichurri. I definitely recommend playing around with the amount of crushed red pepper to make it to your level of spice!
This is a great recipe to batch create! You can definitely freeze it. I like to freeze it in ice cube trays because then you can pop out the amount you need!
Baked Chicken With Basil Chimichurri
Ingredients
- 1.5 lb chicken breast
- 1 tbsp avocado oil
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- salt
- thyme
- 6 cloves garlic
- 1.5 cups fresh basil leaves
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 ̊. Heat pan. Then add 1 tbsp of avocado oil.
- Season both sides of chicken generously with salt.
- Place in pan, away from you. After about 3 minutes turn the chicken over.
- Add in 4 crushed garlic cloves and the fresh herbs. After another 3 minutes turn the chicken back over to original side and place in oven.
- Cook until internal temp is 165 ̊ it should be like 15-20 minutes depending on the thickness of the chicken breast.
- Make chimichurri. Put the 6 garlic cloves, basil, red pepper flakes, red wine vinegar and olive oil into a food processor until blended together but still chunky.
Notes
To serve, plate chicken and top with chimichurri
1 Serving = 13g fat, 2g carbs, 35g protein
