Chicken in Beer & Pesto

Ingredients, per person:

Tinfoil for a small, tinfoil pan

1 frozen chicken breast (Costco)

1 tablespoon homemade pesto, in frozen chunks

Some beer (one bottle/can will do a whole family’s worth)

Seasoning to taste: I used powdered poblano and roasted bell.

Pinch of salt.

Instructions:

• Fold the tinfoil into a shallow pan, ½” deep, and slightly larger than each chicken breast.  
• While barbecue is pre-heating, place frozen chicken in tinfoil pan on grille (I prefer on a piece of steel on the grille; can be used directly on grille).
•  Immediately fill the tinfoil pan halfway with beer. (I used a German style lager.) Place frozen pesto on top to thaw, and then spread it on the chicken.
• Drizzle olive oil over the pesto/chicken. Season more heavily than usual, as the beer will dilute it.
• Turn the chicken as needed. Spread pesto, add olive oil and seasoning as needed.

Time: about 5 minutes prep, 20 minutes cook time on fairly high heat.