Flavorful Tomato Pesto Chicken: Summer Dinner in 30 minutes

Are you in search of a delicious, but simple chicken recipe. This flavorful Tomato and Pesto Chicken uses the best tastes of summer like vine ripened tomatoes and fresh basil pesto for a flavor-packed dish.

Best of all it cooks up in under 30 minutes so you have plenty of time to relax and enjoy the warm evenings, even on a weeknight.

This dish is wonderful for us home gardeners late it summer when the tomatoes are all ripe at once and the basil plant needs to be trimmed back. It makes a great meal for busy weeknight when you need dinner on the table quickly.

There is no need to break out the measuring spoons. The amounts below can be estimated and adjusted more or less to your tastes and what you have on hand.

Ingredients for Tomato Pesto Chicken

All you need are a few simple ingredients to make this easy dish:

• boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs
• prepared pesto
• large tomatoes
• mozzarella
• Italian seasoning, salt and black pepper
• grated Parmesan cheese and fresh herbs, optional for serving

Personally, I find pre-made pesto a bit too oily. It's easy to make your own pesto with fresh basil, or other herbs. But, if you don't have the herbs, pre-made will work just fine.

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Ingredients

 

• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 4-6 boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs
• 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
• salt and black pepper (to taste)
• 4-6 ounces prepared pesto
• 1-2 large tomatoes (sliced)
• 8 ounce mozzarella (sliced)
• Parmesan cheese, grated (optional)
• fresh herbs, chopped (optional)

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Lightly coat a baking dish with olive oil.
  2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• If chicken breasts are thick and uneven, place in a plastic bag and pound to about ½ inch thick with a mallet (I use my rolling pin). Place on baking dish. sprinkle with Italian seasonings, salt and pepper to taste
  4-6 boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs, 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning, salt and black pepper
• Spread pesto over each chicken piece and place tomato slices on top. Season with salt and black pepper, to taste.
  4-6 ounces prepared pesto, 1-2 large tomatoes
• Place slices of mozzarella on top of tomatoes and sprinkle with Italian seasoning and Parmesan cheese.
  8 ounce mozzarella
• Place in pre-heated oven and bake for 20-25 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
  Parmesan cheese, grated, fresh herbs, chopped

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Until next time, happy eating!
~Audrey