Description
This EASY basil pesto chicken recipe with mozzarella highlights summer flavors like pesto and tomatoes. This is a delicious 20 minute dinner!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 lbs. chicken cutlets (thin cut, or you can cut a breast in half lengthwise)
- 3/4 tsp. sea salt (divided)
- 1/4 tsp. black pepper
- 1/4 cup pesto
- 4 oz. fresh mozzarella
- 2 medium tomatoes
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Line baking dish with foil and spray with olive oil spritzer.
- Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper on both sides.
- Spread 1 tablespoon of pesto on each piece of chicken. Bake for 10 minutes. Lay mozzarella cheese on top of pesto and bake for another 3-4 minutes, until chicken is cooked through to an internal temperature of 165 degrees F. Set aside.
- While pesto chicken is baking, make fresh tomato topping. Chop tomatoes, discarding seeds if desired and toss with olive oil and 1/4 teaspoon sea salt.
Notes
- Chicken breasts – Aim for smaller chicken breasts, about 6 oz. per breast, or cut large chicken breasts in half lengthwise.
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