Keto Pesto Chicken
Chicken breasts, stuffed with fragrant pesto and melted mozzarella, then baked until golden, simple, low-carb and delicious.
Total time
40 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
25 min
Difficulty
medium
Cuisine
Keto
gluten-freeketo
Ingredients
4chicken breasts
4 tbspbasil pesto
150gmozzarella, sliced
8 slicesprosciutto
2 tbspolive oil
1 tspsalt and pepper
cherry tomatoes and basilto serve
Instructions
1
Preheat oven to 200C.
2
Cut a deep pocket into each chicken breast.
3
Stuff each pocket with 1 tbsp pesto and mozzarella slices.
4
Wrap each stuffed breast with 2 slices of prosciutto.
5
Heat olive oil in an ovenproof pan.
6
Sear wrapped chicken 2 minutes each side.
7
Transfer to oven and bake 18 minutes until cooked through.
8
Rest 5 minutes, serve with cherry tomatoes and fresh basil.
Nutrition (estimated)
Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.
Calories
321
Protein
27.2g
Fat
22.3g
Carbs
2.1g
Fiber
0.4g
Sodium
1156mg
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