Pesto Chicken Tray Bake

4.91 from 10 votes

This pesto chicken tray bake is so flavourful, and yet the easiest recipe to put together for a family meal. Simply make the pesto and coat the chicken, add the vegetables and then let the oven do the work! Serves two with generous portions.

Prep Time10

Cook Time45

Total Time55

Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Dish

Cuisine: American, British

Diet: Gluten Free

Servings: servings

Calories: 529kcal

Author: Claire

Ingredients

2 chicken breasts cut into smaller pieces, if required
1 red bell pepper diced
½ green bell pepper
2 small leeks diced
½ cup chicken broth

For the pesto

¼ cup basil leaves tightly packed
¼ cup pumpkin seeds
⅛ cup olive oil
1 garlic clove
pinch salt

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 200C / 390F.
Make the pesto by combining all the ingredients in a blender, and blending to the texture of your preference.
Add vegetables to your baking tray and nestle chicken breasts in between. Spoon the pesto onto the chicken breasts. Pour the chicken broth around the chicken and over the vegetables. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until the chicken is full cooked with an internal temperature of 165F.

Notes

Cut the chicken breasts into smaller pieces if required. If they are larger, then you will need to adjust the cook time for a little longer.
Personally, I think a more 'chunky' pesto consistency works better for this dish.
Pour the broth around the vegetables, but not over the chicken as this may cause the pesto to become too wet or come off.
If after around 30 minutes the tray bake looks as though it could become too dry, add more broth.
Check that the internal temperature of the chicken is 165F.
Please note that nutritional information is offered as a courtesy. It is auto-generated and should be understood to be an estimate.

Swiss Interest Group Histamine Intolerance (SIGHI) food compatibility list for histamine

All ingredients score 0 on the SIGHI list, with the exception of:

chicken broth will have variable scores depending upon ingredients used.
garlic, which scores 1.
leeks, which score 1 and have a ? as a liberator. There is a note: 'in small amounts, usually well tolerated'. Swap out for chunks of white onion if preferred and better tolerated.

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