Chicken Pesto

So good. I did as a previous reviewer suggested - rolled the chicken in melted butter before the breadcrumbs (Panko), placed the chicken in the baking dish, covered lightly and baked for 20 min. Then I added a layer of store-bought, refrigerated pesto, then a layer of freshly sauteed mushrooms, and finally the cheese, and baked uncovered for another 20 min. Came out perfectly, and my husband loved it. A definite keeper.

10 stars! Wow, wow, wow. So easy and so tasty. I used the pesto packet from Aldi's. Used 3 small breasts and an 8x8 pan. Added 1 can of artichoke hearts and 1 tomato roughly chopped (next time I will add more tomatoes). Absolutely wonderful! Made a side of steamed broccoli and we were good to go! My breading (panko) turned out really fluffy and soft and huge so next time I will make this without the breading. I am actually going to make it for friends on Saturday night again. THANKS for posting.

I love pesto, so I knew I had to try this. Art, your daughter has excellent taste! I served this with spaghetti noodles tossed with more pesto and garlic and parmessan cheese. A fabulous Sunday dinner!

So good! I used a refrigerated jarred pesto sauce, added tomatoes, artichokes, used fresh mushrooms instead of canned, and served over pasta. Yum! I will definitely make this again! Even my chicken-hater husband loved it! Next time, I will probably cut the chicken breasts into smaller pieces, sautee the mushrooms (I just threw them in raw) and maybe sautee some onions with the mushrooms. I was very pleased that I was able to make a chicken dish that I would be happy with if I ordered it at a restaurant--I have had trouble with drying chicken out. Not this one--moist and delicious!

This is one of the best Zaar recipes I've tried and, believe me, I've tried LOTS of them! Rather than moisten the chicken breasts with water, I brushed them with some of the prepared pesto sauce (used Knorr) before rolling them in the breadcrumbs. I used fresh sauteed mushrooms instead of canned and substituted muenster cheese for provolone as that's what I had on hand. Everyone loved this dish! I'll definitely be making this often.