Name: Baked Pesto Chicken Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 65 min
Ingredients: 1 tsp minced garlic; Optional: chopped fresh basil or parsley to garnish; 2 TBS basil pesto; Salt and pepper to taste; ½ cup mozzarella cheese; 2 lbs chicken breasts; 2 TBS olive oil; ½ cup basil pesto

Pesto Chicken

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In this pesto chicken recipe, chicken breasts are marinated in olive oil and pesto then topped with more pesto, a sprinkle of mozzarella cheese and baked! It’s an easy, healthy flavorful main dish recipe made with only 5 ingredients!

Milk

Tree Nuts

Keto

Mediterranean

Low Carb

Gluten Free

Seasonings

gram

minced garlic

Fresh Vegetables

fresh basil

Pasta Sauces

basil pesto

Salt & Pepper

Cheese

mozzarella cheese

Poultry

chicken breast

Oils

milliliter

olive oil

Choline

Vitamins

Alpha-carotene

Vitamin A

Vitamin K

Lycopene

Vitamin D

Cholesterol

Trans fatty acids

Vitamin C

Thiamin (B1)

Riboflavin (B2)

Niacin (B3)

Vitamin B6

Beta-carotene

Beta-cryptoxanthin

Lutein+zeaxanthin

Dietary Folate Equivalents

Pantothenic acid (B5)

Water

Calories

Carbohydrates

Protein

Dietary Fiber

Sugar

Saturated Fat

Total monounsaturated fatty acids

Total polyunsaturated fatty acids

Calcium

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Iron

Magnesium

Phosphorus

Potassium

Sodium

Zinc

Copper

Manganese

Selenium

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Pasta, Sauces, Grain

Dairy

Meat & Seafood

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