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Weeknight Dinner | Sheet Pan Pesto Chicken

This time of year we are ridiculously busy. Between baseball games, tournaments, practices, robotics, scouting, and just trying to survive - dinner starts to take a back seat. I start relying on sheet pan dinners more and more and this one is a great spring time option. We don’t eat a lot of dairy at our house so I often use vegan pesto instead of traditional pesto and let the kids add their own parmesan cheese. I also HIGHLY suggest picking up the pesto at Costco. It’s not expensive and it tastes great - especially if you are baking it anyway.

Sheet Pan Pesto Chicken

serves 4

 

2 lb chicken breast, cut into strips

1 bunch asparagus, chopped

2 medium zucchini, chopped

2 cups cherry tomatoes

1 onion, sliced

½ cup pesto

¼ cup fresh basil

½ cup grated parmesan

salt and pepper

 

STEP 1

Preheat oven to 450.

 Toss asparagus and zucchini with half of the pesto. 

 

STEP 2

Place chicken breasts on a sheet pan and pour pesto vegetables around them. 

 

STEP 3

Sprinkle the top of the vegetables with onion and tomatoes.

 

STEP 4

Spread the top of each chicken breast with the remaining pesto.

   

STEP 5

Sprinkle half of the parmesan over the top of everything and pop into the oven for 15-20 minutes until thermometer reads 160 degrees.  Serve with extra cheese.


This goes perfectly with…

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