Pesto Chicken

  4.6 – 265 reviews  • Pesto Chicken Recipes

For any holiday, including Christmas, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, etc., this pastel-green, simple-to-make cake is incredibly delicious and has a light, creamy frosting. You can use practically any flavor of pudding to make this cake and the delicious icing. Try new things!

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 25 mins
Total Time: 35 mins
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

  1. 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
  2. ½ cup prepared basil pesto, divided
  3. 4 thin slices prosciutto, or more if needed

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a baking dish.
  2. Spread about 2 tablespoons of pesto per chicken breast over the top of each breast, and wrap each breast in prosciutto slices to cover the entire breast. Place the wrapped chicken breasts into the prepared baking dish.
  3. Bake in the preheated oven until the chicken is no longer pink, the juices run clear, and the prosciutto is lightly crisped, about 25 minutes.

Reviews

Dylan Ward
Family thought it was good. Will make again, very easy and fancy looking. Went great with an herbed rice.
Veronica Chan
Kate and I made on a cool Saturday night. We pounded the chicken and added cheese. Gus the cat looked on in great anticipation! We opted to slice the chicken and put it over greens. So good! I’ve made this a shit ton and love it every time!
Chelsea Warren
Thin procuitto was tasty but a bit dried out. I might prefer with a thicker slice r perhaps cook part of the time covered.
Samuel Little
Very disappointed after all the good reviews. Recipe definitely needs tweaking.
Heather Caldwell
This was good! The very last 5 minutes I added a slice of Muenster cheese.
Amanda Torres
Well it couldn’t be any easier. It was tasty for sure but it didn’t really wow me. Prosciutto is expensive so I might do bacon if I make it again.
Robert Hickman
Wonderful! Used breasts and skinless thighs. Served with coleslaw and baked potato.
Carrie Hudson
I don’t consider myself a cook and I made this for my husband who is the main chef in the house and he loved it! It is now one of our fast go to week night recipes!
Kenneth Jordan PhD
So easy! I make this all the time. I usually use bacon bc that’s what I have on hand. Sometimes I put 1/2 slice cheese inside with basil. One kid won’t touch “green stuff” so I just use cheese with his. Husband loves it too. Great low cal-high flavor dish.
Misty Mason
This was pretty good and very quick and easy.
Breanna Adams
Delicious! simple instructions. Everyone loved it
Craig Avery
Made it last week, was delicious! I cut the chicken breasts lengthwise and added pesto sauce and mozzarella cheese, then rolled the pieces up. Once the chicken was cooked and the bacon is crisp, added more mozzarella cheese, it was delicious!
Robert Terry
I wasn’t a huge fan, but it could have been the way I prepared it. I should have pounded the chicken way thinner- it was too thick. And it just lacked something flavor-wise, but I made my own pesto so maybe I messed that up. It was just kind of bland yet salty.
Jessica Vega
Really enjoyed the flavors of this dish. Made my own pesto and stuffed chicken with both pesto and prosciutto. Much easier than wrapping each breast. My family loved this.
Victoria Vang
Loved it and so quick and simple. Husband wants to have it again – always a good recommendation.
Mr. Anthony Freeman MD
So easy and tasty! I didn’t have prosciutto, but I did have bacon. Instead of baking, we grilled it because it was a hot day. It was a hit with everyone! Thanks for the recipe!
John Payne
Delicious & so easy to do! The combination of pesto w/prosciutto in the chicken was perfect. I didn’t have add any additional salt/pepper since it was so flavorful. ??
Melissa Nixon
I made this with deli ham and added shredded mozzarella. it was a huge hit. Two thumbs up, even from my pickiest eaters. This one definitely goes into our rotation.
Mark Wagner
This is an amazing recipe & sooo easy! The only change I made is, I added a chunk of herb & garlic Boursin cheese inside each breast. Yuuuummmy!!! My husband loved it. Will definitely make again! Thanks for such a great recipe.
Erin Herrera
I added fresh mozzarella! Such a good and easy recipe to make.
Anna Glenn
Excellent! Quick and easy and very moist chicken, even the next day.

 

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