FOOD

5-Ingredient Cheesy Pesto Baked Chicken

This easy weeknight dinner is ready in a flash - and so yum!
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TIP! We used Barilla Pesto Alla Genovese, a pesto sauce available in jars in the pasta section of major supermarkets. Refrigerate remaining pesto for another use.

Ingredients

Method

1.

Toss chicken with oil and salt and pepper in a large bowl. 

2.

Place chicken on an oven tray lined with baking paper. Spread 1 ½ tablespoons pesto over the top of each fillet. Sprinkle each with ¼ cup cheese.  

3.

Cook in a moderately hot oven (190C) for about 25 to 30 minutes, or until chicken is cooked and cheese is lightly browned.

4.

Serve with rocket.

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