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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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- To make this Summer Basil Pesto Tomato Mozzarella Chicken Bake all you do is just pile all the ingredients on top of the chicken breasts in a baking dish and then bake everything in the oven.
- Use that tortellini you see in the store all the time. Combine tortellini with chicken, basil pesto, and veggies in this easy Pesto Tortellini with Chicken and Veggies recipe.
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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I have made this twice now and we love it! My husband is sceptical when mixing foods together but he has seconds every time!
So happy to hear that! 🙂
Do you think you could make this in the crock pot so you could have it ready when you get home? Or bring it to a party?
Delish! A family fave and so easy!
My question is HOW DO YOU GET 12 GRAMS OF CARBS FROM THIS? And 7 gr of SUGAR?
Glad you liked it! It looks like most carbs come from sun-dried tomatoes, then asparagus, basil pesto, and tomatoes. Still, 12 grams of carbs in a single serving - that's a very small amount of carbs.
I put mushrooms in and added the tomatoes 3 min early to cook a little more. Loved it
So happy to hear that! Adding mushrooms is a great idea!
So yummy!!! My wife made this for us a few nights ago, and she made her own fresh pesto. I'm not usually an asparagus fan but it was so fresh and lightly crunchy that I devoured it! Thankyou!
So happy to hear that you enjoyed this recipe. Homemade pesto is the best! Thank you for taking the time to leave such a wonderful comment!
Love it!!! My husband and I were extremely impressed at how delicious this is.
I am very happy to hear that!
Wow! My husband and I were really impressed at how delicious this recipe is. Thanks for sharing it.
This is such a good dish! Cheap and tasty which is ideal being a student!
I am glad you liked this recipe! Thank you for your comment!
Made this tonight for the wife and I. We both found it amazing!
I am so happy to hear that! Thank you for stopping by and leaving your comment!
Just made this tonight and it was a favorite. Thank you.
You are very welcome! I am glad you enjoyed it!
This was amazing!!!!!! I paired it with pasta for my husband and I just ate it as is!!!! I will be sharing!!! Thank you for a wonderful recipe!!!!! Definitely recommend!!! Also, thank you for putting the calories!!!!
I am so glad you enjoyed this recipe! Thank you for such a wonderful comment! Serving this with pasta is a great idea, even though I prefer to eat it as is like you!
Oh my goodness! Not only delicious, but beautiful! My dinners are never this culinary! Can't wait to serve it for guests!
So glad you liked this recipe! That's my favorite part about it: it looks so colorful, bright, and pretty!
Excellent, easy, tasty dish!!!! Better than eating out. I will make this again for sure!!!!
So happy to hear that! Thank you for leaving such a kind comment!
I made this tonight, set the timer for 30 minutes. It really only took that long. We are just starting our Mediterranean way of eating. This was the first thing I made. It was delicious!!! Thank you for such an easy weekend meal.
You are very welcome! I am so glad you enjoyed this dish and that the whole recipe took only 30 minutes! Quick recipes are the best! Especially when they are delicious and packed with vegetables!
What basil pesto do I use? Is it the prego brand one in a jar?
You can use any basil pesto sauce.
This is quick, easy and delicious!! My husband loves it. And it fits in well with our Keto lifestyle. Thanks so much for sharing this with us.
Thank you! I am so glad you enjoyed this recipe.