Pesto, Tomato, & Mozzarella Baked Chicken

Name: Pesto, Tomato, & Mozzarella Baked Chicken
Total time: 3000 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 each boneless, skinless, chicken breasts; 3 1/2 oz basil pesto; 4 each Roma tomatoes, sliced; 8 oz fresh mozzarella, sliced; dash salt; dash black pepper; dash parmesan cheese, shredded; dash Italian seasoning

Julie T. @JThomps89

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!

Julie T. @JThomps89

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

4each boneless, skinless, chicken breasts
3 1/2 ozbasil pesto
4each Roma tomatoes, sliced
8 ozfresh mozzarella, sliced
dashsalt
dashblack pepper
dashparmesan cheese, shredded
dashItalian seasoning

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Steps

50 mins

1

Preheat oven to 400°F
2

Lightly coat a baking dish with EVOO
3

Place chicken breasts in dish
4

Spoon basil pesto on each chicken breast
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Spread to coat top of breasts
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Place tomato slices on top and sprinkle with salt and pepper
7

Place slices of mozzarella on top of tomatoes
8

Sprinkle with Italian seasoning and parmesan cheese
9

Bake for 40 minutes
10

Remove from oven
11

Plate and enjoy with salad or fresh bread
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

Simple Basil Pesto