The Forked SpoonEasy Baked Pesto Mozzarella Chicken Recipe
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Ingredients
Serves 4- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ cup basil pesto (homemade or store-bought)
- 10 oz cherry tomatoes
- 4 large chicken breasts
- 8 oz fresh mozzarella (sliced)
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- non-stick cooking spray
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Steps
- Step 1
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F and spray a large 11 x 8-inch baking dish with your favorite non-stick cooking spray.
- Step 2
Add the chicken breasts to the baking dish in a single layer and drizzle with approximately 1 tablespoon olive oil. Sprinkle the chicken breasts with salt and pepper, paprika, and garlic powder. Turn to coat.
- Step 3
Add the prepared pesto sauce over the top of the chicken breasts. Use a silicone spatula to evenly distribute the sauce over each chicken breast and use kitchen tongs to flip each chicken breast 1-2 times to really cover the entire surface.
- Step 4
Top each chicken breast with sliced mozzarella cheese and add the cherry tomatoes.
- Step 5
Tent your baking dish with foil and transfer it to the oven. Bake, covered, for 20 minutes. Then uncover and continue to bake for an additional 5-15 minutes, or until the internal temperature of the chicken registers 160 degrees as measured with a digital meat thermometer.
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Preheat oven to 425 degrees F and spray a large 11 x 8-inch baking dish with your favorite non-stick cooking spray.
Source: The Forked Spoon
