Make Healthy Meals

2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into pieces
3-4 tablespoons pesto sauce
2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese (optional)
1/4 cup bread crumbs
1/2-1 tablespoon olive oil

Mix Parmesan cheese and bread crumbs in bowl. Coat chicken pieces with pesto sauce, then cover in bread crumbs. They should just be lightly breaded, not a heavy coating.

Pour olive oil into a frying pan. Add chicken and cook over medium high heat until chicken is lightly browned. Cover, turn heat to medium and continue cooking until done.

Editor’s Note

This one was a huge hit with my kids and husband. Making pesto at home is fun if you have a basil plant really take off. Much cheaper than buying it.

I adapted this recipe from one my husband found online for baking the pesto chicken in the oven. I was short on time and decided cutting the chicken up and using a frying pan would be faster than waiting for it to cook in the oven. You can do this recipe the other way by not cutting up the chicken, and baking in the oven.

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