Creamy pesto chicken
frombbcgoodfood.comwww.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/creamy-pesto-chicken-roasted-tomatoes
Try this comforting all-in-one pesto chicken dish with roasted vine tomatoes – chicken breasts are stuffed with a creamy pesto sauce and topped with breadcrumbs.
Ingredients
Instructions
Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Use a small sharp knife to make a slit along the side of each chicken breast to form a pocket. Mix together the pesto and mascarpone, then carefully spoon a quarter of the mixture into each chicken breast and smooth over the opening to seal.
Brush a little oil, about 1 tsp, all over each chicken breast and season well. Tip the breadcrumbs onto a large plate and season. Place each breast on the plate and press all over with the breadcrumbs. Place in a lightly oiled shallow baking dish along with the tomatoes (kept together on the vine in a couple of bunches). Drizzle over the remaining oil.
Cook in the oven for 20-25 mins until the chicken starts to turn golden and is cooked through. Scatter over the pine nuts and cook for 2 mins more. Sprinkle with basil leaves and serve with new potatoes or crusty bread.
Nutrition
- Calories
- 545 calories
- Fat Content
- 33 grams fat
- Saturated Fat Content
- 10 grams saturated fat
- Carbohydrate Content
- 22 grams carbohydrates
- Sugar Content
- 3 grams sugar
- Fiber Content
- 1 grams fiber
- Protein Content
- 40 grams protein
- Sodium Content
- 0.82 milligram of sodium
