Easy Pesto Chicken Bake Recipe (2024)

Deliciously creamy sauce with the wonderful garlic pesto taste is what will send this easy pesto chicken bake recipe to the top of your weekly menu. It is simple to make and abundant in flavor!

This pesto chicken bake is so simple. It only has 5 ingredients in the recipe.

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We will often pair it with our Loaded Broccoli Salad, Copycat Little Caesars Crazy Bread Recipe (great for dipping in the extra creamy sauce), and then follow dinner up with our Berry Cheesecake Pudding Salad Recipe for dessert.

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One pan recipe ingredients:

• Chicken Breasts
• Pesto basil (THIS is a great brand)
• Plain Greek yogurt
• Parmesan cheese
• Mozzarella cheese

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Kitchen items that will be used in this Easy Pesto Chicken Bake:

1. 9×13 inch baking pan (THIS one is great and freezer safe too!)
2. Nonstick cooking spray
3. Small mixing bowl

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How to Make Easy Pesto Chicken in One Pan:

When you start to make the pesto chicken, preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

Then, get out your 9×13 inch baking pan and prep it by spraying it with nonstick cooking spray.

Next, trim the fat off the chicken and season each side of the chicken with salt and pepper to your desired tastes.

When you are done with that place the chicken into the prepared 9×13 inch baking pan.

Now, in a small mixing bowl, place the pesto basil, Greek yogurt, and grated parmesan cheese and mix it all together until it is well combined.

Divide the creamy pesto sauce evenly over the chicken breasts making sure to cover the chicken completely.

Once that is done, place the baking pan in the preheated oven and bake the chicken for 20 minutes.

When the timer goes off, remove the pan from the oven and sprinkle the mozzarella cheese on top of each chicken breast.

Then, place the pan back in the oven and let the chicken bake for another 10 minutes or until the chicken is fully cooked and all of the cheese has melted.

Now just, serve it with your favorite sides and enjoy!

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Serves: 4 people

Easy Pesto Chicken Bake Recipe

5 from 2 votes

This Easy Pesto Chicken Bake recipe only has 5 ingredients, but is full of amazing flavor.

Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 45 minutes mins

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Ingredients

• 4 chicken breasts
• 1/3 cup pesto basil
• 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/3 cup mozzarella cheese

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

• Spray a 9×13" baking pan with non stick cooking spray.

• Place the chicken breasts in a pan and season with salt and pepper on both sides.

• In a small bowl, combine the pesto basil, Greek yogurt and grated parmesan cheese until all combined.

• Divide the mixture into fourths and spread over the four chicken breasts evenly.

• Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes.

• Remove pan from oven and sprinkle Mozzarella cheese on each chicken breast.

• Place back in the oven and bake for 10 more minutes or until chicken is fully cooked and cheese is melted.

Notes

• We added the cherry tomatoes during the last 10 minutes of baking. Totally optional.

Nutrition

Calories: 403 kcal · Carbohydrates: 3 g · Protein: 55 g · Fat: 18 g · Saturated Fat: 5 g · Cholesterol: 160 mg · Sodium: 615 mg · Potassium: 836 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 1 g · Vitamin A: 602 IU · Vitamin C: 3 mg · Calcium: 178 mg · Iron: 1 mg

Equipment

• 9×13-inch Baking Pan

• Non-stick Cooking Spray

  See Also

  Chicken Pot Pie Bubble Up Casserole Recipe

• Small Mixing Bowl

Recipe Details

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

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