One-Pan Pesto Chicken and Veggies - boneless, skinless chicken thighs cooked with sun-dried tomatoes, asparagus, cherry tomatoes in a delicious basil pesto sauce. Everything is done in one pan, 30 minutes recipe from start to finish!
Chicken deliciously smothered with basil pesto sauce and served along with delicious vegetables. Healthy, gluten-free, Mediterranean-style recipe, packed with fiber (vegetables) and protein (chicken).
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This pesto chicken is a perfect meal for the hot days of the Summer - light, packed with veggies, full of bright colors, and so delicious! I love serving this pesto chicken with a fresh Summer salad, and my absolute current favorite is avocado salad with mozzarella and basil pesto. I also highly recommend this amazing beet salad with spinach, goat cheese, and cashews, and a beautiful strawberry spinach salad.
Ingredients you'll need for this Pesto Chicken and Veggies:
- olive oil
- chicken thighs, boneless and skinless
- sun-dried tomatoes
- asparagus
- basil pesto
- cherry tomatoes
Yes, you'll only need 6 ingredients for this recipe!
Look at all the colorful veggies that go into this dinner:
How to cook pesto chicken:
First, cook boneless, skinless chicken thighs (sliced into thinner strips) with sun-dried tomatoes until the chicken is completely cooked, and coat the chicken with basil pesto:
Add cherry tomatoes to the chicken in the skillet:
Cook the asparagus and combine all the ingredients together:
One-Pan Pesto Chicken and Veggies
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pound chicken thighs boneless and skinless, sliced into strips
- ⅓ cup sun-dried tomatoes drained of oil, chopped
- 1 pound asparagus ends trimmed, cut in half, if large
- ¼ cup basil pesto
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes yellow and red, halved
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet on medium heat, add 2 tablespoons olive oil, add sliced chicken thighs, season chicken generously with salt, add half of chopped sun-dried tomatoes - and cook everything on medium heat for 5-10 minutes, flipping a couple of times, until the chicken is completely cooked through. Remove the chicken and sun-dried from the skillet, leaving oil in.
- Add asparagus (ends trimmed), seasoned generously with salt, remaining half of sun-dried tomatoes, and cook on medium heat for 5-10 minutes until the asparagus cooked through. Remove asparagus to serving plate.
- Add chicken back to the skillet, add pesto, stir to coat on low-medium heat until chicken is reheated, 1 or 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Add halved cherry tomatoes, mix with the pesto and the chicken. Add chicken and tomatoes to the serving plate with asparagus.
- Want to make basil pesto from scratch? Here is a super flavorful and creamy 20-Minute Homemade Basil Pesto Recipe.
Nutrition
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Delicious! We added noodles to finish the meal.
Love that you served this with noodles - that's a great combo! 🙂
This was so delicious, it was a lovely meal for my dinner party. Thank you. Certainly will make it again.
Fabulous recipe, great taste and easy to make. Like any recipe, first read thoroughly.
Roberta, I am so glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for such a positive comment!
Leon, you are very welcome! 🙂 Thank you for the 5-star review!
My 6 year old, 4 year old and 1 year old LOVED this. I added olives and onions and served over garlic/herb cauliflower rice.
No leftovers!
Erin, I am so glad everyone loved this dish! Love that you served this over the cauliflower rice! ❤️
Very easy and delicious! I subbed the asparagus for some pan cooked green beans with mushroom, bacon, shallot and garlic. The cherry tomatoes have such a nice burst of flavor! Definitely making again.
Lilly, I love your substitutions - green beans, mushrooms, and bacon sound delicious! Thank you for such a positive comment and the 5-star review! 🙂
I made this tonight and it was amazing. My picky 6 year old said it was the best thing he has ever eaten and asked if I could start making it once a week, lol! I never leave comments, but that dish was worth it!
Suzy, your 6-year-old has a really good taste! 🙂 I am so glad you both loved the recipe and thank you for taking the time to share such a positive comment! 🙂
Could I use fresh green beans instead of asparagus?
Marcia, yes! Green beans would work great in this recipe! Enjoy! 🙂
This was delicious! Instead of olive oil I used the oil from the sundried tomatoes jar (which is still olive oil ) to cook the chicken and in turn the veg. I used green beans because that's what I had on hand. I added shaved garlic cloves when the veg was almost done cooking. I tasted the dish then and it was amazing without pesto. Added the pesto and it was magical! Served with pasta.
I also love using olive oil from oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes for cooking! Nothing wasted! 🙂 So glad you loved this recipe! ❤️