Parmesan Pesto Crusted Chicken Breast ~ Easter Recipe ~ Spring Entertaining ~ Noreen's Kitchen

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grana padano

Nutritional yeast is lower in calories, while grana padano is a less expensive cheese with a similar flavor.

pesto

🥗Healthier: homemade pesto

💰Cheaper: spinach and basil blend

Homemade pesto can reduce preservatives, while a spinach blend is cheaper and still flavorful.

Fillet the chicken breasts into cutlets.

Brush each chicken breast with prepared pesto, using about 1 tablespoon per breast.

In a bowl, combine 1 cup panko bread crumbs, 1 cup fresh shredded mozzarella, 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese, and 1/4 cup olive oil.

Add Italian seasoning, dried basil, and cracked black pepper to the bowl and mix well.

Line a baking sheet with nonstick aluminum foil and spread olive oil on the foil.

Evenly distribute the topping mixture on top of each piece of chicken that has been brushed with pesto.

Gently press the topping onto the chicken to ensure it sticks.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Bake the chicken for 25 to 30 minutes until cooked through or until a meat thermometer reads 165 degrees Fahrenheit.

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