Spinach Pesto Chicken Breasts

Name: Spinach Pesto Chicken Breasts
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps basil pesto, or to taste; 2 Tbsps grated Parmesan cheese (optional); 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves; 355 milliliters finely chopped fresh spinach

Spinach Pesto Chicken Breasts might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe serves 4. Watching your figure? This gluten free, primal, and fodmap friendly recipe has 170 calories, 26g of protein, and 6g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of spinach, parmesan cheese, chicken breast halves, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 55 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

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Oven

Mix the spinach and pesto together in a bowl; spread half the mixture into the bottom of a glass baking dish.

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Spinach

Spread

Pesto

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Glass Baking Pan

Bowl

Place the chicken breasts onto the spinach mixture; top with the rest of the mixture. Cover the dish with aluminum foil.

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Chicken Breast

Spinach

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Aluminum Foil

Bake in the preheated oven until the chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 30 minutes. Uncover and sprinkle the Parmesan cheese. Return to the oven and bake until the cheese has begun to melt and brown, about 15 minutes.

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Parmesan