How To Make Chicken Pesto Bake
This easy pesto chicken is baked in 15 minutes to achieve tender and juicy meat. Keep it low-carb with cheese, tomato, and refreshing basil pesto.
Preparation: 10 minutes
Cooking: 15 minutes
Total: 25 minutes
Serves:
Ingredients
Instructions
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- Wash chicken and dry with a paper towel. Slice chicken breast horizontally to create 4 thinner cutlets. Season lightly with salt and fresh pepper.
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- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line baking sheet with foil or parchment if desired for easy clean-up.
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- Place the chicken on prepared baking sheet. Spread about 1 teaspoon of pesto over each piece of chicken.
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- Bake for 15 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in center.
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- Remove from oven; top with tomatoes, mozzarella and parmesan cheese. Bake for an additional 3 to 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.
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- Serve and enjoy.
Recipe Notes
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- To Grill: Grill chicken over medium flame on both sides until cooked through in the center. Lower flame, top chicken with pesto, tomatoes and cheese, and close grill until cheese melts.
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- *Check out Skinny Basil Pesto Recipe for pesto sauce.
Nutrition
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- Calories: 258.69kcal
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- Fat: 16.31g
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- Saturated Fat: 6.61g
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- Trans Fat: 0.09g
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- Monounsaturated Fat: 5.16g
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- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.93g
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- Carbohydrates: 2.58g
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- Fiber: 0.58g
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- Sugar: 1.07g
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- Protein: 24.56g
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- Cholesterol: 78.86mg
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- Sodium: 348.30mg
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- Calcium: 182.54mg
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- Potassium: 289.94mg
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- Iron: 0.98mg
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- Vitamin A: 85.12µg
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- Vitamin C: 4.21mg
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