Creamy WB Skillet with Pesto Cheesy Chik'n

Creamy WB Skillet With Cheesy Pesto Chik'n

Prep Time: 20 Min
Cook Time: 40 - 45 Min

Yields: 2 Servings

What You Need

• My Fave Pesto Recipe

https://www.thehappyveg.ca/recipes/my-perfect-pesto-recipe

• 2 x NotCo Canada Crispy Chik'n Patties (sub your fave plant-based brand)
• 4 Slices Pizza Mozzarella from the Ball
• 2 Tbsp. EVOO
• 1/2 Tbsp. Pepperoncini In Oil
• 1 Tbsp. Unsalted Butter
• Pinch Red Pepper Flakes
• 4 cloves Garlic, crushed & minced
• 1 Yellow Onion, diced
• 540ml Salt-Free White Beans, drained & lightly rinsed
• 1 C Pres. Choice Plant-Based Chik'n Broth (more if needed)
• Small Handful Fresh Basil, torn
• 1/2 C Whipping Cream, room temperature
• 1/2 C Grana Padano, finely shredded
• Himalayan Salt & Cracked Pepper
• GARNISH - Parsley, Basil, Grana Padano, Pepper Flakes, EVOO

Directions

• Preheat the pesto according to the recipe provided. As always, you can sub in your fave store-bought brand, but the fresh stuff always looks so gorgeous <3
• Begin heating the EVOO, pepperoncini, butter, and garlic, in a 10" skillet set to just below medium. Once heated, stir everything together and let things sizzle for about a minute, stirring fairly often. Add the onion along with a good pinch of both salt & pepper, stir, and let those onions cook for 7 - 8 minutes, stirring as needed. 
• Add your drained beans to the skillet along with another good pinch of both salt & pepper. Stir and let the beans come to temperature, a few minutes. Pour in the broth and wait for the skillet to start bubbling away. Season again with a pinch of salt and fold in your basil. Reduce the heat a touch and cover with a tilted lid for about 15 minutes. Check every so often and stir / add more broth if needed.​

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• Preheat your oven according to package directions for your crispy chik'n patties. Get your patties on a parchment lined baking sheet and season them with a pinch of salt & pepper flakes. Bake according to package directions, flipping as needed until patties are crispy and delish. Once ready, slap your mozz on top and finish in the oven until melty.
• Back to the skillet! Pour in your room temperature cream & stir to combine. Allow the creamy beans to simmer on a lower temperature until your patties are finished. Once your skillet beans are thick and creamy, turn off the heat and fold in the grana padano. Taste your skillet and adjust your salt / pepper if needed / desired.
• Give your skillet beans a drizzle of good EVOO before topping them off with your cheesy patties. Spoon that gorgeous pesto on top of your chik'n patties. Garnish the skillet with fresh parsley, pepper flakes, grana padano, and basil. ENJOY!

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