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Pesto chicken is an easy and delicious 3 ingredient low carb meal perfect for any dinner. Everyone will love the baked pesto chicken topped with melted mozzarella.
I’m always looking for a quick, easy and delicious dinner idea and when I find one that is all three and only takes three ingredients, I’m all in! Today’s Baked Chicken Pesto is all that and more!
This is a great recipe for cutting back on carbs. But everyone will love it.
Homemade pesto is a great item to keep in your freezer. I make some every summer to freeze, but you can easily use a bottled basil pesto for the recipe as well. I am a fan of Trader Joe’s Pesto if you need a good one to try or you can try your hand at my homemade pesto recipe.
Ingredients Needed
- Chicken Breast, boneless and skinless
- Pesto
- Mozzarella Cheese
- Salt and Pepper
How to Make Pesto Chicken
- Heat oven to 375 degrees
- Season chicken with salt and pepper.
- Spread pesto in a 9 x 13 baking dish.
- Lay chicken breasts over pesto in an even layer.
- Spread remaining pesto on top of chicken.
- Cover baking dish with foil and bake chicken at 375 degrees F until chicken is cooked through, about 20-25 minutes.
- Uncover and top with cheese.
- Bake until cheese is melted, about 5 more minutes.
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Pesto Chicken
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1/2 C pesto
- 2 oz. shredded part skim mozzarella cheese 1/2 C
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375 degrees
- Season chicken with salt and pepper
- Spread 1/4 cup of the pesto in a 9 x 13 baking dish
- Lay chicken breasts over pesto in an even layer and spread remaining pesto on top of chicken
- Cover baking dish with foil and bake chicken until cooked through – 20-25 minutes
- Uncover and top with cheese
- Bake until cheese is melted, 5 more minutes
- Serve hot
- I spooned the pesto from the bottom of the pan over the top of the chicken before serving
Hilary says
That looks SO good, and easy! I will have to try it!
Marj McClendon says
I always just fix whatever we have in the freezer or cupboard. Yes, I’m Irish, I just don’t buy special things. (and I do like corned beef and cabbage dearly) Can I get buy with tinting the homemade noodles green?? LOL
Michelle Payne says
I would certainly serve it for St. Patty’s Day! It’s looks so good right now and we are BIG chicken fans.
I always server the tradtiional Cornbeef, carrots, cabbage and red potatoes. We love it.
Roxanne says
Amen, Meg! I was coming to post the same comment!
Meg says
You don’t strike me as a lazy leprechaun…your favorite color is GREEN!