Pesto Chicken

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Nutritional Info

Servings Per Recipe: 4
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 290.1

Total Fat: 21.7 g
Cholesterol: 43.2 mg
Sodium: 278.1 mg
Total Carbs: 4.9 g
Dietary Fiber: 1.5 g
Protein: 19.3 g

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Introduction

Fanatastic dish for lovers of pesto sauce. Fanatastic dish for lovers of pesto sauce.

Minutes to Prepare: 20

Minutes to Cook: 60

Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

Pesto Sauce

1 cup fresh basil leaves

3 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil

Handful of pinenuts

4-6 cloves of garlic

1 lb. of Chicken breast, no skin

1 tomato sliced thinly

8 oz. skim milk mozzarella cheese

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Prepare pesto sauce by combing basil, pinenuts, and extra virgin olive oil in food processor/blender. Next, place 1-2 tablespoons of pesto on bottom of a non-stick pan. Next place chicken breasts on top of the pesto mixture. Next spoon the rest of the pesto mixture over the chicken. Cook for 40-45 minutes. Then, take the sliced tomato and place it on the chicken. Sprinkle all chicken with the mozzarella cheese and cook for approximately 10 minutes. Serve hot. Makes enough for 4 servings.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MELEE_5.