After Katie was born, my mom came and cooked for us and gave me some easy recipes. One of the recipes was an Easy Parmesan Chicken; place chicken in a baking dish, cover with tomato sauce, cover with foil, bake, sprinkle with mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses, bake again until the cheese melts. I had pesto in the refrigerator to use, so I followed the same instructions as my mom’s recipe, just using pesto instead of tomato sauce. It turned out really good, both my kids even liked it! I served it over pasta.
Baked Pesto Chicken
What you need:
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Spinach Basil Pesto or Kale Pesto or a 8oz jar of pesto
Shredded mozzarella Cheese
Cooked pasta or rice
How to make it:
Preheat oven to 375 F.
Spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with non-stick spray. Place chicken breasts in baking dish. Spread pesto over all the chicken breasts.
Cover the baking dish with foil Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
Carefully remove foil. Top the chicken breasts with the shredded mozzarella cheese. Bake for 5-10 minutes, or until cheese it melted and chicken is cooked through.
Serve over cooked pasta or rice. I poured the oil and pesto from the bottom of the pan over the pasta first, then served it with the chicken.
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