Creamy pesto baked chicken
5
Points®
Total time: 0 min • Prep: 0 min • Cook: 0 min • Serves: 2 • Difficulty: Easy
Chicken is a great choice for a healthy main meal – and here’s an interesting new way to serve it.
Ingredients
Chicken breast, skinless, raw
2 medium
Basil, fresh
2 leaf/leaves
Pesto Sauce
⅓ tablespoon(s), level, 2 teaspoons
Low Fat Soft Cheese
25 g
Calorie controlled cooking spray
4 spray(s)
Breadcrumbs, fresh
25 g, made from day-old bread
Parmesan Cheese
1 tablespoon(s), grated, finely grated
Cherry Tomatoes
16 individual, 2 branches on the vine
Pine nuts
10 g
Black pepper
⅛ teaspoon(s)
Instructions
1
Cut a pocket into each chicken breast, using a sharp knife. Place a basil leaf in each pocket. Mix together the pesto sauce and low fat soft cheese, then share this mixture between the pockets. Close the pockets and secure with cocktail sticks.
2
Mist a roasting tray with calorie-controlled cooking spray. Arrange the chicken on the roasting tray and spray with calorie-controlled cooking spray. Mix the breadcrumbs and Parmesan cheese together and sprinkle over the chicken. Season with black pepper.
3
Bake for 20 minutes, then scatter the pine nuts over the chicken and add the cherry tomato bunches. Bake for 5-6 more minutes. To check the chicken is done, insert a sharp knife into the thickest part – the juices should run clear. Serve, garnished with extra basil leaves.
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