ONE-PAN PESTO CHICKEN AND VEGGIES
One-Pan Pesto Chicken and Veggies – boneless, skinless chicken thighs cooked with sun-dried tomatoes, asparagus, cherry tomatoes in a delicious basil pesto sauce. Everything is done in one pan, 30 minutes recipe from start to finish!
Chicken deliciously smothered with basil pesto sauce and served along delicious vegetables. Healthy, gluten free, Mediterranean style recipe, packed with fiber (vegetables) and protein (chicken).
One-Pan Pesto Chicken and Veggies
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Delicious Pesto Chicken and Veggies. Sun-dried tomatoes, asparagus, cherry tomatoes in a delicious basil pesto sauce. 30 minutes from start to finish, everything is cooked in one pan. Gluten free, healthy, Mediterranean style recipe.
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 423 kcal
Ingredients
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 pound chicken thighs boneless and skinless, sliced into strips
1/3 cup sun-dried tomatoes drained of oil, chopped
1 pound asparagus ends trimmed, cut in half, if large
1/4 cup basil pesto
1 cup cherry tomatoes yellow and red, halved
Instructions
Heat a large skillet on medium heat, add 2 tablespoons olive oil, add sliced chicken thighs, season chicken generously with salt, add half of chopped sun-dried tomatoes - and cook everything on medium heat for 5-10 minutes, flipping a couple of times, until the chicken is completely cooked through. Remove the chicken and sun-dried from the skillet, leaving oil in.
Add asparagus (ends trimmed), seasoned generously with salt, remaining half of sun-dried tomatoes, and cook on medium heat for 5-10 minutes until the asparagus cooked through. Remove asparagus to serving plate.
Add chicken back to the skillet, add pesto, stir to coat on low-medium heat until chicken is reheated, 1 or 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Add halved cherry tomatoes, mix with the pesto and the chicken. Add chicken and tomatoes to the serving plate with asparagus.
Nutrition Facts
One-Pan Pesto Chicken and Veggies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 423 Calories from Fat 288
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 32g 49%
Saturated Fat 7g 35%
Cholesterol 112mg 37%
Sodium 261mg 11%
Potassium 856mg 24%
Total Carbohydrates 12g 4%
Dietary Fiber 4g 16%
Sugars 7g
Protein 23g 46%
Vitamin A 30.4%
Vitamin C 22.3%
Calcium 7.5%
Iron 24.2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.