Pesto Crusted Chicken
| Posted By: | Melaneyl |  |
on 2011-01-06 15:47:41 |
Low fat and healthy dish with lots of flavor!
The sauce is a great alternative to your traditional pesto sauce. Not only is this low in fat, but low in calories as well.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup(s) basil, fresh
- 2/3 cup(s) chicken stock *
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1/3 cup(s) parmesan, grated, fresh
- 2 Tbsp. pine nuts
- 4 chicken breasts, skinless **
- 1 cup(s) shredded mozzarella cheese ***
- salt & pepper ****
Notes
* I use the fat free** cut into strips
*** divided into 4
**** to taste
Method
- Add first 5 ingredients into a food processor and whirl until everything is well chopped and blended.
- Cut all 4 skinless/boneless chicken breasts into slices - making sure they are still formed into the original shape.
- Place the sliced chicken breast into a 9x11 pan. Salt and pepper tops of chicken.
- Evenly distribute pesto sauce among the 4 pieces of chicken.
- Bake at 375 degrees for 35 minutes.
- Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese over the chicken breast. Broil on high until cheese starts to brown and forms a crust.
This dish is great paired with a Caesar salad and angel hair pasta.
| Prepare Time 30 mins |
Cooking Time 40 mins |
Servings 4 |
Reviews (3)
Reviewed on January 05, 2012 19:42 - by aprilkirby81
This is really good, I love knowing all the items in my food.
Reviewed on August 17, 2011 07:40 - by Mindyio
This was a terrific recipe! Thanks so much for posting it! I made it last night and the only thing I added was 1 TB of extra-virgin olive oil which I know will increase the calorie count a bit but it added a little body to the sauce. My kids LOVED it and I think it will be a regular request in our house. Oh, also, I made double the amount of sauce so we could put it over pasta for lunch today. YUMMY!!
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