Wonderful chicken recipe that’s super tasty and very easy to make. Juicy chicken breast seared and smothered in homemade pesto, topped with tomatoes and lots of gooey mozzarella cheese.
I have been obsessed with pesto lately. I always love it but lately it’s been like that commercial…
“I put that %$#* on everything!”
I use it on sandwiches, instead of mayo or mustard. I mix it with pasta, add it to meats and veggies. I even add it to salads.
One of my favorite quick sandwiches is a slice of bread with pesto, tomatoes and mozzarella cheese. After having it the other day, I thought that it would be great on a chicken breast for dinner. Oh boy, I love it when I’m right!
It was super easy and super delicious!
I am so excited to plant my own basil soon. Normally, I would have already had basil growing because we start getting warm weather early here, in FL. But this year, I ordered special pots for my herbs and they are taking their sweet time to come in.
They better get here fast because I want some fresh basil growing in my home asap!
Margherita Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 big boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 cup fresh pesto
- 2 medium tomatoes
- 6-8 oz mozzarella cheese block, sliced into about 1/8 inch thick slices
- Salt
- Fresh cracked pepper
Instructions
- Preheat a large oven-safe skillet over medium heat and add oil.
- Cut chicken breasts in half, width-wise. Season with salt and pepper and cook in the skillet until golden on both sides and almost done.
- Preheat oven to 375.
- Spread about 2 tablespoons of pesto over each breast.
- Add 2-3 slices of tomato and cover with slices of mozzarella cheese all over the top of the breast.
- Place skillet in the oven and bake until cheese is melted, about 5 minutes.
- Optional: squeeze a little lemon over the cooked chicken.
Recipe Notes
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Katy says
I love chicken, this recipe looks so good! The pesto adds so much flavor to the dish
lyuba says
Absolutely! Thank you so much, Katy! Hope you will give t a try š
Marisa Franca @ All Our Way says
Hm! Hm! Hm!! Looks darn tasty to me. We eat LOTS of chicken and having different recipes helps!! I love the photos you took of the dish. I wanted to buy herbs when we were in Florida but the herbs we found were puny and the basil was scarce — they said some of the plants had a disease. Well, now that we are back in the cooler weather we can’t find any plants — just the pathetic looking scraps in the grocery store. Lucky you!!
lyuba says
Oh no, that’s no good. I usually get my basil and other herbs at Whole Foods, unless I grow it myself.
I hope you’ll give this chicken a try š
Veronika says
What would you serve as a side dish with your margherita chicken?
Does it go with rice, pasta or potatoes the best?
lyuba says
When I make this, I served it with a salad. I think mashed potatoes, asparagus or roasted potatoes will go nicely. It will also be good served over some spaghetti.
Thank you, Veronika!
Lori says
oh my, what a striking entree for dinner parties, I love it.
lyuba says
Thank you so much, Lori! I hope you will serve it at your next one š