This is a quick and easy chicken dinner recipe that can be served with a variety of sides. Pesto sauce is sometimes underappreciated for what it can do to really elevate a dish. We wanted to give it the spotlight it deserves in this recipe. That's why we've chosen to make it center stage, as the main ingredient giving the chicken flavor.
Along with the chicken and the pesto sauce, the only other ingredient you'll need is saltine cracker crumbs. You'll coat each chicken breast with these crumbs once the pesto sauce has been applied. You'll need to have a marinade brush on hand, so make sure you grab one if you don't already own one.
Since this recipe bakes in only 15-20 minutes, this dinner can easily be finished in under half an hour. Make whatever side dish is going with it while the chicken bakes. Plan this dinner for your busiest night of the week, so you'll have a nutritious meal to feed your family instead of fast food or pizza. There's nothing wrong with those options sometimes, but when you can feed your family a proper dinner it's always best.
For more great chicken recipes just like this one, take a look at the dozens of other recipes we have available. With our help, you'll see that there really are so many different ways to make chicken. Despite being a neutral-tasting meat, chicken is the center of many flavorful dishes. It's all in the seasonings and sauces!
Pesto Oven-Fried Chicken Recipe
Ingredients:
1 1/2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts
3 Tablespoons purchased pesto sauce
1/2 cup saltine cracker crumbs
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Brush pesto over chicken breast fillets, coating both sides.
3. Coat chicken with cracker crumbs.
4. Bake on non-stick baking sheet for 15-20 minutes or until cooked through. Serves 4.
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