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Home » Family Meals » Mozzarella Tomato & Basil Pesto Chicken

Mozzarella Tomato & Basil Pesto Chicken

October 20, 2015 by Ciara Attwell, Updated February 1, 2022

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A delicious and easy mid week meal. Just 3 minutes prep and 30 minutes in the oven to make this Mozzarella, Tomato & Basil Pesto Chicken!

A delicious and easy mid week meal. Just 3 minutes prep and 30 minutes in the oven to make this Mozzarella, Tomato & Basil Pesto Chicken | My Fussy Eater blog

As a busy parent I know that getting a quick and healthy dinner on the table can often be extremely stressful. By 5pm everyone in my house is starting to get a bit grumpy and the last thing I want is to spend hours slaving in the kitchen over a meal that the kids are too tired to eat! 

So today I am sharing one of my failsafe mid week dinner recipes; Mozzarella, Tomato & Basil Pesto Chicken. Its super easy to make, taking just 3 minutes of preparation time, followed by 30 minutes in the oven during which you can get on with evening chores or helping the children with their homework.

Better still, there’s just 4 ingredients… that’s my kind of recipe!

A delicious and easy mid week meal. Just 3 minutes prep and 30 minutes in the oven to make this Mozzarella, Tomato & Basil Pesto Chicken | My Fussy Eater blog

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A delicious and easy mid week meal. Just 3 minutes prep and 30 minutes in the oven to make this Mozzarella, Tomato & Basil Pesto Chicken | My Fussy Eater blog

Mozzarella, Tomato & Basil Pesto Chicken


★★★★★ 5 from 2 reviews
  • Author: Bianca Carey Spencer
  • Prep Time: 3 mins
  • Cook Time: 30 mins
  • Total Time: 33 minutes
  • Yield: 4 1x
  • Category: Main Meal
  • Method: Baked
  • Cuisine: European
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A delicious and easy mid week meal. Just 3 minutes prep and 30 minutes in the oven to make this Mozzarella, Tomato & Basil Pesto Chicken!


Ingredients

  • 4 chicken breasts
  • 4 tbsp basil pesto
  • 2 tomatoes, sliced
  • 1 cup / 75g grated mozzarella
  • basil leaves to serve

Instructions

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 180c / 370f.
  2. Place the chicken breasts in an oven proof dish and spread 1 tablespoon of the basil pesto onto each chicken breast.
  3. Add the sliced tomatoes on top of the basil pesto.
  4. Sprinkle the grated mozzarella on top of the chicken breasts.
  5. Bake in the oven for 30-35 minutes ensuring that the chicken breasts are thoroughly cooked all the way through.
  6. Garnish with fresh basil leaves and serve immediately.
1 Serving4962.1 g435.6 mg21 g6.4 g3.8 g0.9 g69 g

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Comments

  1. Debbie says

    January 1, 2022 at 3:33 am

    My family loves this!!!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  2. Ruth says

    October 11, 2021 at 12:13 pm

    Our DIL made this for my son’s birthday last night & it was amazing! Made sure I knew where to find the recipe before we left! I hate using chicken breasts because I always end up with them dried out. These were huge servings but perfectly moist & delicious! I will buy chicken breasts again for this recipe!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  3. Heather says

    March 25, 2018 at 8:31 pm

    Am I missing something here? Where is the recipe? It looks good but I won’t make it if I have to watch a video, I prefer written recipes I can look at the ingredients and know right away if I am going to make the dish or not.

    Reply
    • Megan says

      April 22, 2018 at 1:35 pm

      Same lol

      Reply
  4. Brooke says

    March 10, 2018 at 2:36 pm

    I love this recipe. Super tasty and really easy to put together too. Whole family loved it.

    Reply
  5. kelly polizzi says

    June 20, 2017 at 12:53 am

    is there a particular brand/flavor of pesto you use?

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      June 20, 2017 at 9:02 pm

      Whatever is your favourite! Or homemade works too!

      Reply
  6. Anna says

    May 23, 2017 at 6:09 pm

    Can you freeze this one cooked? If so how would you reheat?

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      May 23, 2017 at 7:34 pm

      To be honest I wouldn’t freeze it. Best to cook and eat it fresh.

      Reply
  7. laura says

    January 29, 2017 at 10:04 pm

    I wish a written recipe would’ve been included.. As a reader, that would’ve been so much simpler

    Reply
    • Kia McGee says

      February 12, 2018 at 10:57 pm

      I totally agree!

      Reply
  8. Chantelle says

    January 27, 2017 at 12:55 pm

    I can’t seem to find the written ingreidients and instructions like with the other recipies?

    Also want to add iv only just found out about you and I’m currently sat writing my shopping list to make your meals this week. I found you by looking at toddler food which I’ll be working my way through your ideas as I’m having a mare with my 15month old and eating at the minute 🙁

    Thanks Chantelle x

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      January 27, 2017 at 5:23 pm

      Thanks Chantelle, I hope you like the recipes! this recipe is super basis – simply chicken breast, pesto, tomato and mozzarella and then baked!

      Reply
  9. Noelle Casey says

    December 5, 2016 at 10:06 am

    I really like this recipe. Its a fantastic recipe I have tried this before but with no tomatoes. I found it very dry without them

    Reply
  10. Nichole says

    September 11, 2016 at 8:13 am

    What would you serve with this? Like side dish or something…

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      September 11, 2016 at 9:27 am

      Yes anything you like really… salad or homemade potato wedges. Vegetable Rice is good too!

      Reply
      • Tracy says

        September 19, 2016 at 5:49 pm

        how do I print this out?

        Reply
        • Ciara Attwell says

          September 19, 2016 at 7:39 pm

          There should be a “print” button to the right of the recipe

          Reply
  11. Holly K says

    July 18, 2016 at 10:37 pm

    I’ve made this several times and wanted to say thank you so much for the recipe! It’s a staple at my house now!! ????????

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      July 21, 2016 at 8:21 pm

      Fantastic!! So happy to hear that!

      Reply
  12. Laura says

    March 8, 2016 at 10:11 pm

    Where can I find the recipe to print?

    Reply
  13. Sherry says

    March 3, 2016 at 12:19 am

    Trying this tonight but did I miss somewhere what temp you cooked it on?

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      March 3, 2016 at 3:36 pm

      Hi Sherry, bake it for 30 – 35 mins at 180c / 350f. Enjoy!

      Reply
      • Emily says

        August 24, 2016 at 10:28 pm

        Do you cover it?

        Reply
        • Ciara Attwell says

          August 26, 2016 at 1:49 pm

          You can if you like. Depends how much you like the cheese the brown.

          Reply
  14. Kevin Johnson says

    February 9, 2016 at 11:37 pm

    I’ve made this several times now but I just use a packet of pesto powder instead of the jar. It is a lot cheaper and sucks up the juices from the tomatoes and chicken and tastes amazing

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      February 10, 2016 at 12:52 pm

      Oh wow, I never knew you could get pesto powder. Sounds brilliant!

      Reply
  15. Michelle @ Modern Acupuncture says

    February 5, 2016 at 8:28 pm

    Looks super easy and delicious! Right up my alley. Thanks for the video to show how incredibly easy it is!

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      February 5, 2016 at 9:26 pm

      Michelle it is so easy, that’s why I love it!!!

      Reply
  16. Amanda says

    February 4, 2016 at 10:53 pm

    Do you add a dressing to the salad with your chicken?

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      February 5, 2016 at 8:34 am

      Hi Amanda, I don’t as I find the pesto from the chicken to be enough. But you could add any kind of dressing if you would prefer!

      Reply
  17. Honest mum says

    October 20, 2015 at 8:13 pm

    Fab video, delicious chicken recipe! Thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays x

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      October 21, 2015 at 7:53 pm

      Thank you xxx

      Reply
  18. Eb Gargano says

    October 20, 2015 at 4:44 pm

    Oh this is so my kind of recipe! I love any recipe where the oven does all the work. I really love your video too – I’d love to know how to make one of my own – have you considered writing a tutorial on this? Eb x

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      October 21, 2015 at 7:52 pm

      I wish I had the time Eb!!!

      Reply

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