Looking for an easy date night dinner to impress? Look no further than this easy pesto chicken with homemade pesto and plenty of cheese.
Ingredients
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400°. In a food processor, process basil, oil, pine nuts, garlic, and 1/2 teaspoon salt until smooth. Transfer basil mixture to a medium bowl and stir in Parmesan and lemon juice; season with more salt, if needed.
Grease an 11"-by-8" baking dish with cooking spray. Pat chicken dry with paper towels; season all over with pepper and remaining 1 teaspoon salt. Arrange in a single layer in prepared dish. Spread pesto all over chicken, spooning a bit more over top.
Bake chicken 20 minutes. Remove from oven and top with mozzarella. Continue to bake until chicken is cooked through, an instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part registers 165ºF, and cheese is melted, 5 to 8 minutes. (Optional: If your baking dish is broiler-safe, broil until cheese is browned, 1 to 2 minutes.)
Nutrition
- Calories
- 722 Calories
- Fat Content
- 50 g
- Saturated Fat Content
- 10 g
- Trans Fat Content
- 0 g
- Cholesterol Content
- 189 mg
- Sodium Content
- 730 mg
- Carbohydrate Content
- 3 g
- Fiber Content
- 1 g
- Sugar Content
- 0 g
- Protein Content
- 62 g
