Creamy Pesto Chicken is an easy dinner recipe is made with chicken, cream cheese, pesto, and mozzarella! Simple ingredients that the entire family will love. Serve it with a side salad, rice, pasta, veggies, or anything else you’d like.
Equipment
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Rectangle baking dish, 9″ x 13″ or similar to fit your chicken
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Mixing bowl
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Foil
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Non-stick spray
Ingredients
- 4 Boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- ⅓ cup pesto
- 8 ounce cream cheese, at room temperature
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 375℉
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In a mixing bowl, combine the cream cheese and pesto. You can microwave the mixture in 10-second intervals if the cream cheese needs to be softened a bit.
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Prepare your baking dish with non-stick spray
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Place chicken breasts in baking dish
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Cover each piece of chicken evenly with the cream cheese pesto mixture
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Add shredded mozzarella evenly over each piece of chicken
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Cover the dish with foil
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Bake at 375 for 45 minutes or until your chicken is fully cooked (some chicken breast pieces are larger than others, so bake accordingly)
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Uncover and broil for 2 minutes to achieve the golden color on top
Notes
Enjoy with rice, veggies, pasta, salad, bread and so much more!
Store leftovers in an airtight container.
Nutrition
Calories: 575kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 41g | Fat: 43g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 175mg | Sodium: 853mg | Potassium: 536mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1591IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 377mg | Iron: 1mg
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