Hasselback chicken tray bake (plus: how-to video)

Name: Hasselback chicken tray bake (plus: how-to video)
Total time: 25 min
Yield: serves 4
Ingredients: skinless chicken breasts 4; mozzarella 1 ball, thinly sliced; sun-dried tomatoes 4, sliced; basil leaves a handful; olive oil; fresh pesto 4 tbsp

25 minutes
serves 4
Easy

This hasselback chicken tray bake with mozzarella, sun-dried tomatoes and pesto makes a quick and easy tray-bake that's easily doubled or halved. Plus, it's just over 300 calories

August 6, 2017 at 9:15 am

Ingredients

skinless chicken breasts 4
mozzarella 1 ball, thinly sliced
sun-dried tomatoes 4, sliced
basil leaves a handful
olive oil
fresh pesto 4 tbsp

Method

Step 1

Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Cut slashes into the chicken breasts widthways, about 2cm apart. Go about two-thirds through the chicken – you don’t want to cut all the way.
Step 2

Add a thin slice of mozzarella, a thin slice of tomato and a basil leaf to each cut and add to a baking tray. Season and drizzle with olive oil. Bake for 15-20 minutes until the chicken is cooked and the cheese has melted. Drizzle over the pesto and a few more basil leaves. Serve with a green salad and pasta or potatoes.