Roasted Chicken Breasts with Basil Pesto Recipes
Roasted Chicken Breasts with Basil Pesto
Cooking Time: 15 - 30 mins
Serves: 2 
Ingredients
2 x 175g chicken breasts
1 tblsp olive oil
2 rounded tblsp Sacla’ Classic Basil Pesto
salt & freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 190°C, 375°F, Gas Mark 5.
Make 3 deep slashes in the chicken breasts with a small sharp knife. Rub the chicken with the olive oil and season well. Spoon the pesto into the little pockets made by the slashes and place in a small ovenproof dish.
Roast on the middle shelf of the oven for 18 minutes or until golden and cooked through. Serve on warm dinner plates with a simple salad of rocket leaves. Buonissimo.
Tip: For a change, try using Sun-dried Tomato Pesto rather than Basil Pesto.
