Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, chicken pesto. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Chicken Pesto is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals on earth. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Chicken Pesto is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

To make the pesto, put the basil, garlic, toasted pine nuts and a pinch of salt and the food. A deliciously rich chicken pasta dish. This recipes brings together some of the most flavoursome ingredients, including sun-dried tomatoes, pine nuts, Parmigiano Reggiano and basil pesto. Take the chicken breasts and smother them in the pesto on all sides.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have chicken pesto using 7 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken Pesto:

1. Get Boneless Chicken Breasts
2. Take 1 6oz.Jar of Basil Pesto or Homemade
3. Get Mozzarella
4. Prepare Tomatoes 🍅
5. Prepare Parmesan Cheese (optional)
6. Get Italian Season
7. Make ready Salt & Pepper

Also works well with thinly sliced pork tenderloin. Add a splash of milk or cream for a slightly thinner sauce. Serve over rice or pasta with extra Parmesan cheese to sprinkle on top. Pound the remaining garlic with a pinch of salt in a pestle and mortar.

Instructions to make Chicken Pesto:

1. Pre-heat your oven to 400 °F.Take your chicken breast and season with salt & pepper on both sides (You can pan sear breast for 2 minutes on each side on med -high heat to give texture.) If not raw is just fine.
   1. Take your Basil Pesto and Spread over top of breast to cover
   1. Take your Tomatoes and thinly slice them.
2. Add your tomato on top of your peston and then place your mozzarella cheese on top. Sprinkle with a dash of pepper and some parmesan,and Italian Season. Bake at the 400°F (200°C) for 35- 40 mins until chicken is cooked internally to 170°F and cheese should be bubbly and lightly browned.You are done,served fresh with salad or other sides dish. Enjoy!! I ran out of cheese so use as much as you like on yours.

Serve over rice or pasta with extra Parmesan cheese to sprinkle on top. Pound the remaining garlic with a pinch of salt in a pestle and mortar. Scrape the paste into a food processor and whiz with the basil and pine nuts. Pour the mix into a bowl and stir in a few good lugs of olive oil. Add the Parmesan and season with salt, pepper and the juice of the other lemon.

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