Sheet Pan Pesto Chicken & Broccoli

pesto sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade pesto

💰Cheaper: spinach + olive oil

Homemade pesto can be lower in calories and cost, while still providing flavor.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated mozzarella

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).

Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.

In a bowl, combine chicken breasts, pesto sauce, olive oil, garlic, salt, and black pepper.

Toss the chicken until evenly coated with the pesto mixture.

Place the chicken on one side of the prepared sheet pan.

In the same bowl, add broccoli florets, cherry tomatoes, red onion, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and black pepper.

Toss the vegetables until well coated, then arrange them on the other side of the sheet pan.

Bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through and the broccoli is tender.

Sprinkle grated parmesan cheese over the chicken and vegetables.

Return to the oven and bake for an additional 5 minutes until the cheese is melted and bubbly.

Remove from the oven and let rest for a few minutes.

Garnish with fresh basil before serving.

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