Basil Pesto Tomato Mozzarella Chicken Bake

Basil Pesto Tomato Mozzarella Chicken Bake - low carb, gluten-free recipe. Once the chicken is cooked, use the delicious juices from your baked chicken to pour over cooked rice or cooked pasta, such as spaghetti or angel hair pasta, to serve as side dishes with this Mozzarella chicken. Because you bake everything in one pan, the cleanup is minimal.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American, Mediterranean

Keyword pesto chicken bake

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

Total Time 40

Servings people

Calories 563kcal

Author Julia

Ingredients

4 chicken breasts , boneless, skinless
salt
4 garlic cloves , minced
½ cup basil pesto
2 tomatoes , sliced
8 oz fresh Mozzarella cheese , sliced
2 tablespoons fresh basil

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 F.
Place chicken breasts in a medium size casserole pan.
Sprinkle the chicken with salt. Top with minced garlic.
Spread basil pesto evenly over each chicken breast.
Add tomato slices on top.
Add thickly sliced fresh Mozzarella cheese on top.
Bake at 400 F in the preheated oven for 20-30 minutes, depending on the thickness of your breasts.
When serving, top each chicken breast with fresh chopped basil, and a fresh slice of tomato. Pour the juices from the bottom of the casserole pan over pasta or rice.

Notes

Want to make basil pesto from scratch? Here is the best, the most flavorful, and the creamiest 20-Minute Homemade Basil Pesto Recipe.

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