Baked Chicken with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto

Submitted by JamesDeansGirl

"MMMmmm--sounds good! Haven't tried yet--posting for safe-keeping:)"

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 4 boneless chicken breasts, with or without skin
• 1⁄2 cup sun-dried tomato packed in oil
• 2 tablespoons oil, from jar of oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes
• 1⁄4 cup packed fresh basil leaf
• 2 1⁄2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
• 1 clove garlic
• 1⁄8 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

directions

1. Preheat oven to 500*F.
2. Line a 13x9" baking pan with foil; arrange chicken in the pan.
3. Combine the sun-dried tomatoes, 2 Tbsp.
4. of the oil, basil, Parmesan cheese, garlic, and pepper in a food processor; whirl until smooth.
5. Spread about half (around 1/4 cup) of the pesto over the chicken.
6. Bake about 15-20 minutes, or until juices run clear; remove pan from oven.
7. Heat the broiler.
8. Spread the remaining pesto over the chicken; broil 6" from heat for 3-5 minutes, or until browned.

Reviews

[CaTo8067]

The dish was o.k. The pesto kept the chicken moist during baking, but the texture (of the pesto) was kind of grainy. I also didn't see the need to place the chicken under the broiler at the end, since the pesto was browned when I took the chicken out of the oven. Another layer of pesto would have been too much.

 

[Godesstam]

This is a great dish, very easy to prepare. Will be making this again.