4 Ingredient Pesto Chicken Bake (still JUICY from the OVEN)
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
- 4 Ingredient Pesto Chicken Bake
Today you're going to learn how to make easy pesto chicken.
This chicken breast is so juicy and it takes only 30 minutes to make from start to finish.
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Here's the list of what I cover in this video.
First, I make my own green pesto using fresh basil and walnuts. You can make your pesto with other greens such as spinach or kale, but if you want to skip this step just use your favorite jarred pesto.
Next, you can see how easy is to prepare this 4 ingredient chicken bake.
All you have to do is to place all the ingredients into the baking tray in layers.
First comes the chicken breast, then pesto, then mozzarella slices and you finish it with the tomato slices on top.
To ensure your chicken breast comes our moist and juicy from the oven, bake at high temperature for short period of time. That's the whole secret.
And at the end, I suggest you 3 different ways to serve this juicy chicken. First one is with quick creamy rice. Unlike the risotto this creamy rice is done in only 5 minutes. If you want to call it a keto pesto chicken, then serve it with sauteed spinach or grilled zucchini (which was my favorite one by the way).
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PESTO CHICKEN RECIPE
Ingredients:
2 large chicken breasts, cut into 6 pieces
2 medium sized tomatoes, sliced
6 tbsp basil pesto, homemade or store-bought
6 slices mozzarella cheese
salt and black pepper
2 tbsp olive oil
For pesto:
1/3 cup walnuts
1 clove garlic
1 cup fresh basil leaves
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
salt and black pepper, to taste
Preparation:
If making your own pesto, in a blender or food processor, add all the pesto ingredients. Process until smooth.
In a large pot, add the chicken, olive oil, good pinch of salt and sprinkle of black pepper. Massage with your hands to combine.
Transfer the chicken onto a baking tray.
Spread the spoonful of pesto over the each piece of chicken.
Layer with mozzarella slices.
Top with the tomato slices.
Bake the pesto chicken at 425 degrees for 20 minutes. If using the meat thermometer remove from the oven when the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees.
Remove the chicken on a plate and let sit for 5 minutes before serving.
ENJOY!
Just cooked this tonight and it was SOOOO GOOOD!!!! Mmmhmm!!
This is a perfect example, you don’t have to have millions of ingredients to create an amazing dish! Beautiful dish I can taste this through the phone 🤯
Thanks a lot Daniel, it means a lot! Yeah, you're so right, everything we need is couple of fresh ingredients and little bit of love. Have a great weekend!
Just for and bonus flavor if you happen to have it on hand balsamic glaze drizzle right on top of it before you serve it yummy!!
Wow, this whole presentation looks beautiful with the green pesto and the red tomatoes. I love how simple and yummy this recipe is and the creamy rice had me drooling LOL. 👍
Hi guys, thanks for stopping by! I'm so glad you like this pesto recipe. Yeah, it's so simple to make this chicken, it's done in only 30 minutes, quick summer dinner right. Enjoy your weekend!
Yeah oooo that looks terrific! Going to make it tonight! Thank you! 👍🏽🥰
Yum! I could imagine how wonderful is my smell in the oven while it's baking
Hi Isabella, thanks for watching! Yeah, it's so flavorful, but the best thing is how this chicken is quick and simple to make, definitely great summer dinner option!
Made it just now. Even without the cheese it's still very tasty and easy to make.
This is a perfect recipe for me today because I have chicken tenders pesto fresh tomato skip the mozzarella for me. Watching my cholesterol.
That chicken just looks too beautiful to eat, so juicy and tender!
Hello there, thank you for stopping by, I appreciate your kind words! I'm just interested to learn more about Kenyan cuisine, so I should go deeper into your videos, will be watching.
we love pesto, thanks for sharing your amazing recipes!
pesto chicken and vegetables looks yummy....
have a wonderful weekend...
Hi Natasha, thanks for supporting as usual! Yeah, homemade pesto is definitely a summer treat. What's your favorite pesto recipe? Have a great weekend too!
awesome video man
Looks great. I'm going to give it a shot. But with broccolini
This recipe is so good!
easiest dinner i have ever seen, i’ll try this recipe out except that i’ll be changing the chicken breasts because they are very dry sometimes :)
Underrated channel!
Thanks for supporting Daniel!
Amazing way to use pesto! Great recipe!
Hi there, thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment!
Excellent and delicious Pesto chicken bake. First like and comment. Fully watched
Thank you so much for your quick comment! I'm so glad you liked the pesto chicken recipe. Have a great weekend!
I like your chicken bake. I will do it following u. Thank u so much 😍
HI, thanks for watching!
Delicious
Sasha you Pesto Chicken Bake looks super delicious and moist. Like #12
Hi Kelvin, thanks a lot man!
Looks so delicious!!!
Thanks! One of the easiest ways to turn plain chicken breast into something really special.
WOW!!! I did it! OMG!
I made this. It was great! I cooked it at 350 for a longer time tho.
wow..its yummy and awesome....amazing...great
Hi, thanks for commenting!
Great recipe!
Thanks Maria!
great recipe) and video
Hi, thanks for watching!
Hello my sweet friend. This looked AMAZING. LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!! But then again. I love all your stuff. Just beautiful honey. Btw. My mouth was DROOLING 🤤 watching this. Haha 😂Thx for sharing honey. Glad to be back watching you do your thang! ☺️
Hello dear Rexy, I'm so happy to see you back, hope you're doing fine these days. What can I say, your comments means so much to me, and your words make me smile always. Thanks for being here! Have a great weekend!
How To Cook Smarter awww I adore you honey. Thx you for being YOU! 😘
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Another great low carb recipe using simple ingredients that I almost always have on hand 👍🏻😋. I think sautéed kale would go great with the chicken. Have a great day my friend, and let’s hope this comment doesn’t wind up in your spam folder 🤣
Whoosh, I got this one! Thanks a lot Howard, I hope this recipe will be on your menu soon, it's one of my low carb favorites that's for sure. Yeah, sauteed kale would be a great side dish, with lots of garlic for me. By the way, it would be great to some of your low carb recipes. 😊 Have a great weekend my friend!
Do not have a thermometer, so does it take the full 20 mins? I don’t want to have dry chicken is all
20 mins seems low to me tbh
Oh~~nice👍👍😋💖
Hi, thanks for stopping by!
oh my that meat thermometer
Hi Sasha. Your pesto chicken breasts recipe looks really good.
Hi Lisa! Thanks for liking my pesto chicken, if you're a pesto lover (like I am), you would definitely love this recipe. Hope everything's fine there. Have a great weekend!
@@HowToCookSmarter I've never had pesto before. What's it made of? Hope you have a nice weekend also. Stay cool 😎
@@Lisa-ServantOfChrist Originally it's made of basil, olive oil, parmesan cheese and pine nuts. Most of the time I replace pine nuts with walnuts, pine nuts are quite expensive here. Also you can use different greens instead of basil, such as spinach or kale.
@@HowToCookSmarter Okay thank you for that. I'll have to try it one day.
Nice vedio new frd here done 👍 I hope u stay connected
Hi, thanks for watching!
If you don't count the salt, pepper, oil, yep, it's 4 ingredients.
The pesto will just dissolve into oil and you'll have a baking sheet full of chicken swimming in oil.
Hi there! Have you actually tried this recipe? Yes, there was some olive oil at the bottom of the pan, but most of the pesto remain on the top of the chicken. Don't know about store bought pesto, but with this homemade pesto it worked like a charm. And it was truly delicious.
Lost me with the rice
Just to confirm 425 degrees Fahrenheit?
xD undervoted joke
My dog didn’t want to eat it. So I threw it away. Eww 💩