Creamy Pesto Chicken

Name: Creamy Pesto Chicken
Cuisine: American, Italian, European, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 3-4 Boneless, skinless chicken breasts; 1/3 cup of pesto; 8 oz. of cream cheese, at room temperature; 2 cups of shredded mozzarella; Other supplies needed; Rectangle baking dish, 9″ x 13″ or similar to fit your chicken; Mixing bowl; Foil; Non-stick spray

11 steps

Creamy Pesto Chicken is an easy dinner recipe is made with chicken, cream cheese, pesto, and mozzarella!

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 20:03:59 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories2641.7 kcal (132%)

Total Fat190.5 g (272%)

Carbs20.8 g (8%)

Sugars9.1 g (10%)

Protein204.9 g (410%)

Sodium2277.8 mg (114%)

Fiber1 g (4%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

0 servings

3boneless skinless chicken breasts

⅓ cuppesto

8 ozcream cheese

at room temperature

2 cupsshredded mozzarella

baking dish

Rectangle, 9′′ x 13′′ or similar to fit your chicken

mixing bowl

foil

non-stick spray

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375°

Step 2

In a mixing bowl, combine the cream cheese and pesto. You can microwave the mixture in 10-second intervals if the cream cheese needs to be softened a bit.

Step 3

Prepare your baking dish with non-stick spray

Step 4

Place chicken breasts in baking dish

Step 5

Cover each piece of chicken evenly with the cream cheese pesto mixture

Step 6

Add shredded mozzarella evenly over each piece of chicken

Step 7

Cover the dish with foil

Step 8

Bake at 375 for 45 minutes or until your chicken is fully cooked (some chicken breast pieces are larger than others, so bake accordingly)