Pesto Chicken

Chicken Breast - Dinner

A simple way to prepare chicken that looks like you spent a lot of time preparing. It can also be prepared ahead of time and refrigerated until baked. Be sure to use a good quality pesto for best results. I like to serve it with pasta, but it is also nice sliced and served on a green salad.

Brief

Prep 10 mins

Cook: 25 mins

Total: 35 mins

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings

Pesto Chicken

Ingredients

4 skinless

boneless chicken breast halves

½ cup prepared basil pesto

divided

4 thin slicesprosciutto

or more if needed

Dinner

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a baking dish.

Step 2

Spread about 2 tablespoons of pesto per chicken breast over the top of each breast and wrap each breast in prosciutto slices to cover the entire breast. Place the wrapped chicken breasts into the prepared baking dish.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until the chicken is no longer pink the juices run clear and the prosciutto is lightly crisped about 25 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Pesto Chicken

Servings Per Recipe:4

Calories: 311.6

% Daily Value *

Protein: 31.5g 63%

Carbohydrates: 2g 1%

Dietary Fiber: 0.9g 4%

Fat: 19.3g 30%

Saturated Fat: 5.5g 27%

Cholesterol: 83.4mg 28%

Vitamin A Iu: 306.3IU 6%

Niacin Equivalents: 15.8mg 122%

Vitamin B6: 0.5mg 32%

Vitamin C: 2.3mg 4%

Folate: 10.4mcg 3%

Calcium: 232.1mg 23%

Iron: 1.9mg 11%

Magnesium: 38.7mg 14%

Potassium: 293.1mg 8%

Sodium: 433.6mg 17%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 6%

Calories From Fat: 173.4

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.