Easy Baked Pesto Chicken Recipe

Pesto chicken is a fantastic recipe when you’re looking for a delicious meal and don’t want to spend much time in the kitchen. The whole family will love this meal that can be prepped in under ten minutes.

Basic Ingredients For A Delicious Meal

 

This pesto chicken recipe is one of the easiest dishes to make. It only calls for four ingredients and it’s one of those easy dinners that everyone loves.

The pesto chicken bake is thrown together in five minutes and cooked in less than an hour. You can eat it with a side dish, cut it up in a salad, or as a chicken pesto sandwich. The rich and flavorful dish will certainly become a favorite and you only need a few simple ingredients.

I’ve had a lot of people tell me that they love this recipe, especially because it’s so easy to make, and the flavor is out-of-this-world.

This chicken pesto bake has all the goods–pesto sauce, parmesan cheese, and cherry tomatoes–for a mouthwatering flavorful combination.

And the best part? The chicken pesto bake takes all of five minutes to prepare. Yep, you read that right, five minutes. Bam. Done. 

Give this homemade garlic scape pesto a try from Nourished Kitchen.

Step-By-Step Instructions

Lay your skinless chicken breasts side-by-side in a casserole dish. You don’t need to spray the dish with non-stick spray since the chicken won’t stick in this recipe.

I used four chicken breasts because there are four of us here at home. You can use as little or as many as you’d like, and that’s another bonus of this recipe.  

Spread the pesto sauce on top of the chicken. You can either make your own pesto sauce or buy it in a jar. I used a jar for this recipe and it was very flavorful. If you buy the small 3.5 oz. jar of Alessi Pesto it will be the perfect size for the four chicken breasts.

Next, you’re going to sprinkle the shredded parmesan cheese right on top of the pesto sauce. Easy peasy.    You can also use fresh mozzarella cheese instead of parmesan for a delicious pesto mozzarella chicken.

Finally, cut the cherry tomatoes in half and throw them right on top of the chicken breasts. The tomatoes are going to add a little flavor and a pop of color, as well. They are so pretty!

You can use just a few or a lot, whichever you decide to do. Chicken pesto with tomatoes sure adds a lot of flavor to an already great meal. If you don’t have cherry tomatoes, you can use tomato slices for the meal.

No need to run down to the grocery store and spend more money or time. Just use what you’ve got for this easy recipe.

Once you get the cherry tomatoes on top of the pesto chicken recipe, add it to a preheated oven for 45-50 minutes, or until the chicken is no longer pink, at 350 degrees.

If the cheese starts to get really brown, you can put some tin foil over the top for the last few minutes. 

Above all, this is one of the easiest meals to make for the family. I just know y’all will love how it turns out. 

All you need to do is add a side dish or your favorite salad, and you’ve got a wonderful meal that everyone will love.

Optional Ingredients (In the Dish or on the Side)

• Chicken thighs – If you don’t have chicken breasts, chicken thighs will work great for this recipe.
• Creamy pesto sauce – add some pesto with heavy cream to the meal for a creamier flavor.
• Red onion – add some to the dish while baking for a zinggy flavor.
• Sun-dried tomatoes – sun dried tomatoes will give the dish a different and more rustic flavor.
• Angel hair pasta – pasta is always a great addition to pesto chicken.
• Zucchini noodles – these are perfect if you’re wanting to go low carb.