Cheesy Pesto Chicken

Chicken stuffed with pesto & mozzarella

Ingredients

• *based on two people
• 2 chicken breasts
• green pesto
• mozzarella – sliced into wedges
• salt
• pepper
• sides (optional)
• new potatoes
• peas

Instructions

STEP 1:

1. Wash chicken breasts & pre heat oven fan180

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2. Slice chicken down the sides to create a pocket

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3. Using a knife spread pesto inside the pocket

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(depending how much you like pesto add as much/little as you like… I usually put two teaspoons per chicken)

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4. Add a wedge of mozzarella inside each chicken pocket and season with salt/pepper for taste.

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5. Place on a tray with foil and put in oven for 30 mins

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STEP 14:

sides whilst chicken cooks(optional)

STEP 15:

1. Add saucepan half full of boiling water on high heat

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2. Once bubbling add pinch of salt

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3. Add new potatoes (handful)

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4. Boil for 20 minutes until potatoes are soft enough to pierce with a knife.

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STEP 20:

*** if wanting to add peas place them in with the potatoes five minutes before the potatoes are ready.