Pesto chicken
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Serves 4
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- 4 skinless chicken breasts
- 1 ball mozzarellathinly sliced
- 4 sun-dried tomatoessliced
- leaves a handful basil
- olive oil
- 4 tbsp fresh pesto
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal301low
- fat16.4g
- saturates6g
- carbs1.5g
- sugars1.1g
- fibre0.5g
- protein36.5g
- salt0.8g
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.
