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Cheesy Pesto Chicken With Caprese Bake

This easy dish packs delicious caprese with lean protein. You'll smother chicken breast with pesto, top it with cheddar cheese and bake until gooey and melted. Make it a meal with roasted tomatoes, onion and crispy potatoes on the side.

30 mins
598kcal
Italian
Cheesy Pesto Chicken With Caprese Bake
4.5

Ingredients for 2 people

Cooking for 3? 1 and a half for each ingredient Cooking for 4? Double each ingredient

Balsamic vinegar (15ml)
Balsamic vinegar (15ml)
Cheddar cheese (40g) x2
Cheddar cheese (40g) x2
Cherry tomatoes (250g)
Cherry tomatoes (250g)
Chicken breast portions (2pcs)
Chicken breast portions (2pcs)
Red onion
Red onion
Traditional Italian pesto (45g)
Traditional Italian pesto (45g)
White potato x3
White potato x3

You'll also need

Olive oil, Pepper, Salt (or dietary alternatives)

Cooking instructions

Instructions for 2 [for 3] [for 4] portion recipe.

1.

Before you start cooking, take your chicken out of the fridge, open the packet and let it air

Preheat the oven to 220°C/ 200°C (fan)/ gas 7

Cut your potatoes (skins on) into bite-sized pieces

Step 1
2.

Cut your red onion[s] into wedges, leaving the skins on (this helps them cook quicker!)

Step 2
3.

Add the chopped potato, red onion wedges and cherry tomatoes to a baking tray (or two!)

Add your balsamic vinegar, a pinch of salt and 2 tbsp [3 tbsp] [4 tbsp] olive oil and give everything a good mix up

Put the tray[s] in the oven for 25-30 min or until the vegetables are soft and the potatoes are crisp – this is your caprese bake

Step 3
4.

Grate your cheddar cheese

Step 4
5.

Add your chicken to a tin foil-lined baking tray (or two!)

Step 5
6.

Top the chicken with your traditional Italian pesto and grated cheese

Season with a pinch of salt and pepper

Put the tray[s] in the oven for 18-20 min or until the cheese is golden and the chicken is cooked through (no pink meat!) – this is your cheesy pesto chicken

Step 6
7.

Once the vegetables are done, carefully cut off the root, then remove and discard the skins of your red onion

Step 7
8.

Serve the cheesy pesto chicken with the caprese bake to the side

Pour over any remaining chicken juices

Enjoy!

Nutritional information

Nutritional information only applies to ingredients supplied by Gousto.

per serving
598kcal
Energy
31.3g
Fat
38.4g
Carbohydrate
5.9g
Fibre
42.8g
Protein
1.7g
Salt
per 100g
117kcal
Energy
6.1g
Fat
7.5g
Carbohydrate
1.2g
Fibre
8.4g
Protein
0.3g
Salt

The cooking process and additional ingredients added at home (listed under “You'll also need”) will affect total values.

Allergens

Allergens highlighted by (milk, sulphites).

In addition to the recipe specific allergen information provided, due to production and packing methods Gousto boxes may also contain low levels of the following allergens: Cereals containing gluten; Crustaceans; Eggs; Fish; Peanuts; Soya; Milk; Nuts: almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, cashews, pecan nuts, brazil nuts, pistachio nuts, macadamia nuts; Celery; Sesame; Sulphur dioxide and Sulphites; Lupin; Molluscs; Mustard.

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