This super easy Caprese Stuffed Chicken Breast only needs 5 simple ingredients to make!
You can prep it in 10 minutes, with the rest of the cooking time being in the oven. While it's cooking, you'll have plenty of time to whip up a simple salad or other side dish.
This recipe is suitable for a Gluten-Free, Keto, and Low-Carb diet.
🥘 ingredients
You will need:
- chicken breasts
- basil pesto
- sundried tomatoes
- mozzarella
- ground coriander
🔪 instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350ºF/180ºC.
- Butterfly the chicken breasts.
- Place chicken breasts in oven dish and season both sides with salt, pepper, and coriander.
- Spread pesto on the inside of each chicken breast and top with sundried tomatoes.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes.
💭 faq
One way to check if stuffed chicken is cooked is by cutting into it using a meat thermometer.
For poultry, the safest minimum temperature should be at least 165F/74C.
Serve it up with some simple oven roasted baby potatoes or an easy garden salad.
Wrap the chicken breast in plastic wrap and then use a meat mallet to flatten it. If you don't have this kitchen tool, you can use a rolling pin, bottom of a jar, or any other sturdy kitchen tool.
📋 recipe
5 Ingredient Basil Pesto Chicken with Sundried Tomatoes
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts (butterflied and pounded to ½"/1cm thickness)
- ½ cup basil pesto
- ½ cup sundried tomato (we used sundried tomato quarters in oil)
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese (we used shredded cheese)
- 2 teaspoon ground coriander
- to taste salt and pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF/180ºC.
- Lay the chicken breasts on an oiled oven safe dish and season on both sides with salt, pepper and coriander.
- Spread some pesto on the inside of each chicken breast and top with the sundried tomatoes.
- Finally, add the mozzarella cheese before folding the chicken over.
- Bake for 20 - 25 minutes.
doug dougherty says
I make this all the time with scallion also, and sometimes vary the ingredients, artichokes, spinach, blue cheese, pepper jack,cherry peppers, capers, add white wine and broth to baking dish
Yvonne says
So easy and delicious! Was a hit with the family!
Donna says
I used fresh garden tomatoes and added some red roasted peppers and sometimes I use a handful of gresh spinach, delicious and easy. This recipe is a keeper !
Shay says
Glad you liked it! Thanks for the feedback Donna!
Donna says
I. made this with fresh garden tomatoes instead and added roasted red pepers, sometimes I also use fresh spinach, its always fantastic and could not be easier !
Beth says
This was awesome I really loved the taste and the ease of making it. I will make this again and again.Your pictures are lovely. Thank you.
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Shay says
Thank you for the comment, Abby! We always appreciate hearing things like this! Glad you were able to find some recipes your family enjoyed! 😀
Amy says
Omg this recipe was very delicious! I'm definitely putting this in my rotation! ???? Thank you for sharing!
Shay says
Great to hear! Thanks for stopping by, Amy! 🙂
V Wolffe says
Totally delicious recipe! I halved and pounded 2 breasts, making four servings (3 oz each). Works great with WW Points Plus.... added the chopped sundried tomato, basil pesto and then used half fat free mozzarella and half regular to lower the fat a little. Rolled up with tooth picks, and then seasoned. BAM! this dish has F L A V O R. I love this, and my husband did too. Each portion was 4 points. FOUR delicious, can't wait to make it again points. Thanks!
Shay says
Thanks for the comment! Glad you liked it! 🙂