Pesto Chicken

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.

Check out more delicious pesto recipes:

• Chicken Pesto Pizza
• Sausage Gnocchi
• Pesto Steak

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5 from 2 votes

Pesto Chicken

Recipe From: Leigh Anne Wilkes

Delicious Baked Pesto Chicken Topped with Melted Mozzarella

serves: 4 people

Prep:5 minutes minutes

Cook:20 minutes minutes

Total:25 minutes minutes

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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

Nutrition Facts:

Calories: 3053kcal (153%) Carbohydrates: 2g (1%) Protein: 496g (992%) Fat: 102g (157%) Saturated Fat: 30g (188%) Cholesterol: 1394mg (465%) Sodium: 1453mg (63%) Potassium: 8221mg (235%) Sugar: 1g (1%) Vitamin A: 695IU (14%) Calcium: 271mg (27%) Iron: 12mg (67%)

* Disclaimer: All nutrition information are estimates only. Read full disclosure here.

Course:Main Dish

Cuisine:Chicken

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