Chicken Pesto Bake Recipe

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Chicken Pesto Bake Recipe

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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

1. Wash chicken and dry with a paper towel. Slice chicken breast horizontally to create 4 thinner cutlets. Season lightly with salt and fresh pepper.

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line baking sheet with foil or parchment if desired for easy clean-up.

1. Place the chicken on prepared baking sheet. Spread about 1 teaspoon of pesto over each piece of chicken.

1. Bake for 15 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in center.

1. Remove from oven; top with tomatoes, mozzarella and parmesan cheese. Bake for an additional 3 to 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.

1. Serve and enjoy.

Recipe Notes

- 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.

- *Check out Skinny Basil Pesto Recipe for pesto sauce.

Nutrition

- Calories: 258.69kcal

- Fat: 16.31g

- Saturated Fat: 6.61g

- Trans Fat: 0.09g

- Monounsaturated Fat: 5.16g

- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.93g

- Carbohydrates: 2.58g

- Fiber: 0.58g

- Sugar: 1.07g

- Protein: 24.56g

- Cholesterol: 78.86mg

- Sodium: 348.30mg

- Calcium: 182.54mg

- Potassium: 289.94mg

- Iron: 0.98mg

- Vitamin A: 85.12µg

- Vitamin C: 4.21mg

Jacob Lawrence Modified: November 12, 2023

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