Editors' Pick
Chicken Pesto
"This was my daughter's favorite dish (along with some of her friends). She enjoyed it so much that we had to make it a weekly recipe."
photo by Dine Dish
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 1 package pesto sauce mix
- 8 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- breadcrumbs
- 4 slices provolone cheese, cut in half
- 1 (4 ounce) can sliced mushrooms
directions
- Prepare pesto sauce according to package direction.
- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Spray rectangular dish (9 by 12 inch) with no-stick spray.
- Moisten chicken with water, shake off excess, and coat complete with bread crumbs.
- Place chicken in baking dish.
- Spread pesto sauce evenly over chicken breasts.
- Cover each breast with ½ slice of provolone cheese.
- Spread mushrooms over cheese.
- Bake in oven for 45- 50 minutes.
- Serve with pasta.
Questions & Replies
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There are only 2 of us to eat this. Maybe 3 if our sister in law came over. So if I cut the chicken to 2 chicken breasts will the cook time be the same? As well as any other ingredients? Thanks for any help.
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What if the chicken is frozen? Do i need to adjust the cooking time?
Reviews
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So good. I did as a previous reviewer suggested - rolled the chicken in melted butter before the breadcrumbs (Panko), placed the chicken in the baking dish, covered lightly and baked for 20 min. Then I added a layer of store-bought, refrigerated pesto, then a layer of freshly sauteed mushrooms, and finally the cheese, and baked uncovered for another 20 min. Came out perfectly, and my husband loved it. A definite keeper. -
10 stars! Wow, wow, wow. So easy and so tasty. I used the pesto packet from Aldi's. Used 3 small breasts and an 8x8 pan. Added 1 can of artichoke hearts and 1 tomato roughly chopped (next time I will add more tomatoes). Absolutely wonderful! Made a side of steamed broccoli and we were good to go! My breading (panko) turned out really fluffy and soft and huge so next time I will make this without the breading. I am actually going to make it for friends on Saturday night again. THANKS for posting. -
I love pesto, so I knew I had to try this. Art, your daughter has excellent taste! I served this with spaghetti noodles tossed with more pesto and garlic and parmessan cheese. A fabulous Sunday dinner! -
So good! I used a refrigerated jarred pesto sauce, added tomatoes, artichokes, used fresh mushrooms instead of canned, and served over pasta. Yum! I will definitely make this again! Even my chicken-hater husband loved it! Next time, I will probably cut the chicken breasts into smaller pieces, sautee the mushrooms (I just threw them in raw) and maybe sautee some onions with the mushrooms. I was very pleased that I was able to make a chicken dish that I would be happy with if I ordered it at a restaurant--I have had trouble with drying chicken out. Not this one--moist and delicious!
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This is one of the best Zaar recipes I've tried and, believe me, I've tried LOTS of them! Rather than moisten the chicken breasts with water, I brushed them with some of the prepared pesto sauce (used Knorr) before rolling them in the breadcrumbs. I used fresh sauteed mushrooms instead of canned and substituted muenster cheese for provolone as that's what I had on hand. Everyone loved this dish! I'll definitely be making this often.
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Tweaks
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I coated the bottom of the pan with Italian salad dressing, seasoned chicken with salt, pepper & garlic powder, used Italian bread crumbs, jarred pesto and shredded mozzarella cheese
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So good! I used a refrigerated jarred pesto sauce, added tomatoes, artichokes, used fresh mushrooms instead of canned, and served over pasta. Yum! I will definitely make this again! Even my chicken-hater husband loved it! Next time, I will probably cut the chicken breasts into smaller pieces, sautee the mushrooms (I just threw them in raw) and maybe sautee some onions with the mushrooms. I was very pleased that I was able to make a chicken dish that I would be happy with if I ordered it at a restaurant--I have had trouble with drying chicken out. Not this one--moist and delicious!
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This is one of the best Zaar recipes I've tried and, believe me, I've tried LOTS of them! Rather than moisten the chicken breasts with water, I brushed them with some of the prepared pesto sauce (used Knorr) before rolling them in the breadcrumbs. I used fresh sauteed mushrooms instead of canned and substituted muenster cheese for provolone as that's what I had on hand. Everyone loved this dish! I'll definitely be making this often.
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Fantastic! I changed the recipe a bit to my tastes. I used swiss cheese instead of provolone and sauteed some fresh mushrooms to put under the cheese. This is a delicious recipe and I will be making it again soon!
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OH MY GOSH, this was SO good! I figured w/ such high ratings that it would be but I guess I was skeptical b/c it seemed too easy to make! It is fantastic. I followed directions but used spray butter instead of water before coating with breadcrumbs (I used Italian-style). I also used Classico brand pesto in a jar (my ghetto walmart did not carry the Knorr sauce packet and this was all I could find). I also used sliced fresh mushrooms and put the cheese on top. I kept covered with foil until last 10 minutes. So good! This recipe will definitely take varsity status in my recipe rotations!
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Maine-iac
Augusta, ME
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