Pesto Tomato Mozzarella Chicken | Fit Healthy Recipes
Pesto Tomato Mozzarella Chicken
10 mins prepServes 4
A delicious one-skillet dish featuring chicken breasts stuffed with pesto, tomato, mozzarella cheese, and spinach. This meal is packed with flavor and can be prepared in just 30 minutes.
1: Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2: Cut chicken breasts horizontally but do not cut all the way through. Open up.
3: Spread entire open surface of chicken with 2 tablespoons pesto.
4: Add 2 sliced tomatoes to half of the chicken.
5: Top with 1/4 cup of grated mozzarella and a few spinach leaves.
6: Sprinkle with salt and pepper and drizzle on a bit of olive oil.
7: Heat oven-proof skillet over medium high heat and add 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
8: When olive oil is sizzling, carefully add chicken and sear on each side for 2-3 minutes using tongs to turn.
9: Finish baking in the oven for about 8 minutes or until meat thermometer reads 165 degrees.
10: For a dipping sauce, combine yogurt and pesto and serve over the chicken or on the side.
