This delicious chicken recipe is easy and takes just five minutes to prepare.
There is also pesto, melted mozzarella and tomatoes.
Are you looking for a delicious after-work meal that is easy to prepare and just needs to be put in the oven? Then you can stop searching now! This
recipe for pesto chicken out of the oven
actually only takes five minutes to prepare and
four basic ingredients
: chicken, basil pesto *, mozzarella and tomatoes. Incidentally, the first step in preparation is optional: You can sear the chicken fillet, which means it is ready faster and has a nice crust on the outside. In order to save washing up and work steps, you can also process the chicken raw, just start seasoning and follow the next steps. The pesto keeps the chicken nice and juicy. Try the delicious
Chicken breast from the oven, gratinated with tomato and mozzarella,
must be
done
!
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Baked pesto chicken recipe: you only need four ingredients
Servings: 2
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 20-30 minutes
Degree of difficulty: easy
2 chicken breast fillets
2 tbsp basil pesto
1 scoop of mozzarella
1 tomato
salt and pepper
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This is how the simple oven-baked chicken is made from four ingredients
Optional: Fry the chicken fillets in a little olive oil in the pan on both sides, 1-2 minutes per side.
Tips and tricks for this process can be found in this article: No more bland chicken breasts!
This ingenious cooking trick is easy on your nerves.
Place the chicken fillets on a baking sheet or in an ovenproof dish.
Coat the chicken breast fillets (raw or seared) with a thick layer of basil pesto.
Cut the mozzarella into slices and place it on top of the pesto.
Cut the tomato into slices and place them on top as well.
Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Put the chicken in the preheated oven at 180 ° C and cook for 20-30 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.
The time may vary depending on whether it is raw or seared and how thick your fillets are.
You can garnish the pesto chicken from the oven with basil leaves, for example.
A
mixed salad or gnocchi goes well with it
.
Bon Appetit!
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