This Keto Pesto Chicken Recipe has become my new go-to favorite weekday meal since I began making my own homemade pesto!
You can use store-bought pesto for this recipe, but a lot of them sneak in sugars and hidden ingredients you do not need.
You can make homemade pesto in minutes with the Mealthy Handblend - my new favorite kitchen gadget! Check out my recipe here.
This recipe serves six... oooorrrr makes weekly meal prep really easy! I just pair this with my favorite salad and voila - easy meal in minutes! This also goes great with my Easy Keto Broccoli Bites!
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Keto Pesto Chicken Recipe
Serves 6
Ingredients:
- 3 Large boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 tsp. Garlic powder
- 1 tsp. Italian seasoning
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tbsp. Olive oil
- 6 tbsp. Homemade pesto
- 1 c. Shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions:
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
Slice each chicken breast in half lengthwise so that you end up with 6 pieces of chicken.
Sprinkle salt and pepper to taste on each side of the chicken.
Coat each side of the chicken with 1 teaspoon of garlic powder.
Add 1 teaspoon of Italian seasoning to the chicken breasts.
Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken to the hot skillet, and sear on each side for 1-2 minutes.
Remove the chicken from the skillet, and place it in a single layer within a high sided casserole or baking dish.
Top each piece of chicken with 1 tablespoon of homemade pesto.
Sprinkle 1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese over top of the chicken pieces.
Bake the chicken for 25-30 minutes, or until it is cooked through and the top is browned and bubbly.
Serve with your favorite Keto Side Dish and a big salad for the perfect Keto Friendly Dinner!
MACROS
As with all Keto Recipes, you want to scan and enter your own ingredients for exact calculations.
I entered my exact recipe into CarbManager and is calculated that each serving has 2 net carbs, 2 total carbs, 0 fiber, 14 g fat, 17 g protein and 202 calories!
Keto Friendly Pesto Chicken Recipe
This simple and delicious Keto Pesto Chicken Recipe is the perfect simple weekday dinner meal for the entire family!
Ingredients
- 3 Large boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 tsp. Garlic powder
- 1 tsp. Italian seasoning
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tbsp. Olive oil
- 6 tbsp. Homemade or store bought keto-friendly pesto
- 1 c. Shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
- Slice each chicken breast in half lengthwise so that you end up with 6 pieces of chicken.
- Sprinkle salt and pepper to taste on each side of the chicken.
- Coat each side of the chicken with 1 teaspoon of garlic powder.
- Add 1 teaspoon of Italian seasoning to the chicken breasts.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken to the hot skillet, and sear on each side for 1-2 minutes.
- Remove the chicken from the skillet, and place it in a single layer within a high sided casserole or baking dish.
- Top each piece of chicken with 1 tablespoon of homemade or store bought pesto that is keto-friendly, with no sugar listed in the ingredients.
- Sprinkle 1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese over top of the chicken pieces.
- 10. Bake the chicken for 25-30 minutes, or until it is cooked through and the top is browned and bubbly.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 202Total Fat: 14gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 64mgSodium: 274mgCarbohydrates: 2gNet Carbohydrates: 2gFiber: 0gSugar: 0gProtein: 17g
Nutrition calculations based on exact ingredients used and may vary between brands. For exact macro measurements, always calculate your own macros using the exact ingredients that you use.
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