Pesto, Tomato, & Mozzarella Baked Chicken

Julie T.
Julie T. @JThomps89
TN

Very quick prep! 4 main ingredients. The rest go on in a dash. Cook up some angel hair pasta and toss it in the juices with some marinara for a delicious side!

Pesto, Tomato, & Mozzarella Baked Chicken

Very quick prep! 4 main ingredients. The rest go on in a dash. Cook up some angel hair pasta and toss it in the juices with some marinara for a delicious side!

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Ingredients

50 mins
4 servings
  1. 4each boneless, skinless, chicken breasts
  2. 3 1/2 ozbasil pesto
  3. 4each Roma tomatoes, sliced
  4. 8 ozfresh mozzarella, sliced
  5. dashsalt
  6. dashblack pepper
  7. dashparmesan cheese, shredded
  8. dashItalian seasoning

Cooking Instructions

50 mins
  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 400°F

  2. 2

    Lightly coat a baking dish with EVOO

  3. 3

    Place chicken breasts in dish

  4. 4

    Spoon basil pesto on each chicken breast

  5. 5

    Spread to coat top of breasts

  6. 6

    Place tomato slices on top and sprinkle with salt and pepper

  7. 7

    Place slices of mozzarella on top of tomatoes

  8. 8

    Sprinkle with Italian seasoning and parmesan cheese

  9. 9

    Bake for 40 minutes

  10. 10

    Remove from oven

  11. 11

    Plate and enjoy with salad or fresh bread

  12. 12

    If you don't have access to a basil pesto, some members of the allthecooks community have some great recipes you can make from scratch.

    https://cookpad.wasmer.app/us/recipes/478129-simple-basil-pesto
    https://cookpad.wasmer.app/us/recipes/335980-fresh-basil-pesto-sauce
    https://cookpad.wasmer.app/us/recipes/362032-basil-pesto

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