Baked Pesto Chicken

Ingredients
3-4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
12 cup pesto
2 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded
Salt and pepper

Instructions
1. Heat oven to 375*F.

2. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Spread half of the pesto in a 9- by 13-inch baking dish. Lay chicken breasts over pesto in an even layer and spread with remaining pesto.

3. Cover baking dish with foil and bake chicken until cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes. Uncover and top with cheese. Bake until cheese is melted, 5 more minutes. Serve hot.

Baked Pesto Chicken

Comments
This is an extremely simple dish.  I used pesto that I’d made the previous week but I’ve made it with store bought pesto in the past with great success.  

Shown here with Pasta with Fresh Tomato-Herb Sauce.

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