Baked Pesto Chicken

Ingredients:

• 4 (6 oz.) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• 1/2 cup pesto (from a jar)
• 2 oz. shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese (1/2 cup)
• salt
• freshly ground black pepper

Makes 4 Servings

1. Heat oven to 375 F.
2. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Spread 1/4 cup od the pesto in a 9- by 13-inch baking dish. Lay chicken breasts over pesto in an even layer and spread with remaining pesto.
3. Cover baking dish with foil and bake chicken until cooked through, 20-25 minutes. Uncover and top with cheese. Bake until cheese is melted, 5 more minutes. Serve hot.

WW POINTS VALUE: 9 pts.

 

Note: This recipe appears in the South Beach Diet Quick & Easy Cookbook. If you are hungry, you're craving a dinner that will fill you up and you don't have the effort to go out to a restaurant, this meal is totally for you. This quick and easy Italian dinner has a nice filling taste to it. It may look a little messy but it's a delicious dinner that can be made and enjoyed any day of the week. I highly recommend making your own pesto because it tastes so deliciously refreshing. This dish also has 5 ingredients so if one of your dinner guests is 5-ingredient fix Chef Claire Robinson, she will be impressed. Next time you want a filling Italian dinner, cook this dish at home and everyone will be happy.