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Tray of stuffed hasselback chicken breasts with pesto

Pesto chicken

Published: August 4, 2022 at 9:15 am
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  • Preparation and cooking time
    • Total time
  • Easy
  • Serves 4

Our hasselback chicken traybake with pesto, mozzarella and sun-dried tomatoes makes a quick midweek meal that's easily doubled or halved. Plus, it has just over 300 calories

  • Low calorie
Nutrition:
HighlightNutrientUnit
low inkcal301
fat16.4g
saturates6g
carbs1.5g
sugars1.1g
fibre0.5g
protein36.5g
salt0.8g
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Try making your own pesto for this chicken traybake with our homemade pesto recipe.

Ingredients

  • 4 skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 ball mozzarella, thinly sliced
  • 4 sun-dried tomatoes, sliced
  • leaves a handful basil
  • olive oil
  • 4 tbsp fresh pesto

Method

  • STEP 1

    Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Cut slashes into the chicken breasts widthways, about 2cm apart. Go about two-thirds through the chicken – you don’t want to cut all the way.

  • STEP 2

    Add a thin slice of mozzarella, a thin slice of tomato and a basil leaf to each cut and add to a baking tray. Season and drizzle with olive oil. Bake for 15-20 minutes until the chicken is cooked and the cheese has melted. Drizzle over the pesto and a few more basil leaves. Serve with a green salad and pasta or potatoes.

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