Pesto Chicken Bake

Total Time Prep/Total Time: 30 min.
Yield 4 servings
Test Kitchen Approved
Serve this easy pesto chicken bake on busy weeknights. Browning the chicken adds more flavor and color, and it gives the chicken a jump-start on cooking, but you can skip that step and add 5-7 minutes to the bake time if you are in a rush. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Ingredients

  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (6 ounces each)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 tablespoon canola oil
  • 1/4 cup prepared pesto
  • 1/2 pound fresh mozzarella cheese, cut into 8 slices
  • 2 plum tomatoes, sliced
  • Sliced fresh basil leaves, optional

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Brown chicken on both sides. Transfer to a greased 2-qt. baking dish.
  2. Top with pesto, cheese and tomatoes. Bake until a thermometer reads 165°, 15-18 minutes. If desired, sprinkle with basil.

Nutrition Facts

1 chicken breast half: 441 calories, 26g fat (11g saturated fat), 140mg cholesterol, 607mg sodium, 4g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 1g fiber), 45g protein.

Serve this easy pesto chicken bake on busy weeknights. Browning the chicken adds more flavor and color, and it gives the chicken a jump-start on cooking, but you can skip that step and add 5-7 minutes to the bake time if you are in a rush. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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