Baked Pesto Chicken (Kayln's Kitchen)

This recipe is from http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2010/09/easy-recipe-for-baked-pesto-chicken.html 

 

This is a South Beach recipe!


Ingredients: 
4 boneless, skinless chickenn breasts
salt and fresh ground black pepper for seasoning chicken
1/2 cup basil pesto 
2 oz. (1/2 cup) grated low-fat mozzarella cheese

Instructions: 

Preheat oven to 375F. Trim  fat and tendons from chicken pieces, then cut each chicken breast lengthwise into 2 or 3 pieces. 

Spray a 9" x 12" baking dish with non-stick spray, then spread 1/4 cup basil pesto over the bottom of the dish. Lay chicken strips over the pesto, then spread 1/4 cup more basil pesto over the chicken.

Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil (or use a baking dish with a tight-fitting lid) and bake the chicken for 25-30 minutes, just until chicken is barely firm and cooked through.

When chicken is barely cooked through, remove foil and sprinkle chicken with 1/2 cup grated mozzarella cheese. Put dish back into the oven without foil and cook 5 minutes more, just until cheese is melted.  Melt the cheese this takes about 5 minutes.

Serve hot.