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Keto Pesto Chicken

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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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