This is a simple recipe, and it tastes so good! All you need for this easy dish is chicken breast, pesto, tomatoes, and cheese. We ate the finished chicken as a sandwich, but it would also taste delicious on a serving of pasta tossed with some pesto sauce.
Baked Pesto Chicken
4 Chicken Breasts
Pesto
2 Tomatoes
Cheese
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut chicken in half to make each piece thinner, you’ll end up with 8 pieces of chicken. Place chicken in pan & layer with pesto sauce. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven. Place one tomato slice on each piece of chicken. Cover with cheese. I used shredded cheddar and monterey jack because that’s all I had on hand. I think it would taste really good with mozzarella. Put back in oven and bake for 5 more minutes.
ENJOY!!
Amber says
Oh this looks delicious! Will definitely have to try this soon. I love chicken dishes!
Andrew says
This might be the best, easiest chicken recipe I’ve ever seen! Most people over do it – I prefer recipes like this – straight forward and simple. 🙂
Jesica H says
You know the way to this girls heart….cheese!
alicia k (Petite Pilates Pixie) says
i love pesto. this looks delicious
Suzanne Michele (My Mama Adventure) says
This looks so yummy! Thanks for sharing such a simple recipe!
rosa rogers says
this looks so good..i have to try and make this for myself…thank you for sharing.
katrina c. says
I’m going to try making this tonight, We already have all the ingredients! thanks for sharing.
Brittany Thomas says
Oh my gosh! Pesto is my favorite! Pesto chicken just sounds amazing!
Jessica says
Looks really good AND easy! I’ll have to try it out next meal plan!
Jennifer Williams says
I love pesto and can not wait to try this out. My youngest would love to have his chicken with the slice of tomato on it – that is a great way to get him to eat the chicken.
Jennifer Nutter says
This sounds scrumptious. I love baking chicken and this is so simple and yet nutritious. Cant wait to try this. Thank you!
Sonia says
I want to try this, maybe with battered chicken. It looks really good.
Jessica Butterfield says
This looks amazing!
I’ve never made pesto from scratch but I’m hoping to try this summer!
malia says
I’ve never made pesto from scratch either, but I really should try!
M.Clark says
This looks very appetizing, I would just slap it between two pieces of bread, or two buns and eat it as a sandwich. Thank you for sharing this recipe.
Julie Wood says
I love tomatoes and pesto on chicken and this is an easy recipe to make and I am going to make this soon. Thanks for sharing. I love easy recipes.
Nicole Dz says
I love pesto! And its even better on chicken. This would make a awesome addition to a nice side salad. YUM!