Cheesy Pesto Chicken

lanteik
lanteik Posts: 25
edited September 20 in Recipes
I got this recipe off of allrecipes.com and loved it! I make it every few weeks. I've modified it a little bit from the original recipe.

INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - pounded to 1/4 inch thickness
1 cup prepared basil pesto (in the grocery there is a pesto sauce near the spaghetti sauce - I think the brand name is Classico)
Shredded Mozzerella Cheese (2%)
Salt
Pepper
Garlic

DIRECTIONS
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Flatten chicken
Salt, Pepper, and Garlic both sides of the chicken
Add 1 tablespoon of the pesto sauce onto each flattened chicken breast. Add some shredded mozzerella cheese. Roll up tightly and secure with toothpicks. You can add another tbsp of pesto sauce and cheese to the rolled chicken breast or you can cook as is.

Bake uncovered for 45 to 50 minutes in the preheated oven, until chicken is nicely browned and juices run clear.

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  • lalonzo
    lalonzo Posts: 557
    mmm sounds yummy! - will have 2 try!:smile:
  • tiffanygil
    tiffanygil Posts: 478 Member
    bump
  • wks7777
    wks7777 Posts: 230
    This sounds delish i make my own pesto and usually make a pasta with it but i love this idea! Thanks!
  • nolachick
    nolachick Posts: 3,278 Member
    sounds yum! nutrition facts
  • debnu1
    debnu1 Posts: 1,568 Member
    is it in the data base?? It sure sounds good!
  • kholmes
    kholmes Posts: 214
    I make a dish similar to this and I also add sliced tomato circles to give it another flavor.
  • toots99
    toots99 Posts: 3,794 Member
    Sounds good!!
  • ericarey85
    ericarey85 Posts: 312 Member
    be careful, the calories in pesto can be crazy
  • KatWood
    KatWood Posts: 1,135 Member
    Sounds yummy but pesto and cheese are not exactly low calorie :happy:
    And a cup of pesto is a lot. But olive oil is good for you .... so I could justify this...
  • TheWayIUsed2Be
    TheWayIUsed2Be Posts: 70
    whats the nutrition? sounds yummy :smooched:
  • lanteik
    lanteik Posts: 25
    Here is what I figure the nutritional value is. This is based on 6 oz piece of chicken, 2 tbsp of classico basil pesto, 1/4 cup 2% shredded mozz cheese. To make it lower fat / calories you could use ff cheese and 1 tbsp pesto (1 tbsp of pesto I think is enough). I personally don't like the way ff cheese tastes so I use 2%.

    2 tbsp of pesto 1 tbsp of pesto
    Calories - 365 Calories - 307.5
    Carbs - 3 Carbs - 1.5
    Fat - 17 Fat - 11.5
    Protein - 46 Protein - 45
    Fiber - 1 Fiber - .5
    Sugar - 1 Sugar - .5

    Here is the breakdown:
    Classico - Basil Pesto, 2 tbsp - 115 / 3 / 11/ 2 1 / 1
    Generic - Chicken Breast - Grilled, 6 oz - 180 / 0 / 2 / 36 / 0 / 0
    Kraft Natural Shredded Cheese - 2% Milk Mozzerella, 1/4 cup - 70 / 0 / 4 / 8 / 0 / 0
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