Smothered Tomato-Pesto Chicken

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Ingredients

  • 6 (6-oz) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 3 Roma tomatoes, seeded and chopped
  • ½ cup pesto
  • 1 (8-oz) ball fresh mozzarella cheese, cut into 6 slices

Instructions

  1. Preheat broiler. Pound chicken to an even thickness in a zip-top plastic bag using the heel of your hand or a meat mallet. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper, if desired.
  2. Cook chicken in hot oil in a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat 5 to 6 minutes per side or until done.
  3. Combine tomatoes and pesto. Top chicken with tomato mixture and cheese slices. Broil 2 to 3 minutes or until cheese melts.

Side Dish Ingredients

  • 1 (10-oz) pkg spinach
  • 2 grapefruit, peeled and sectioned
  • ⅓ cup lemon vinaigrette

Side Dish Instructions

  1. Toss together all ingredients in a large bowl.

Nutritional Information

Main Side Total
Servings 6 6
Calories
410
78
488
Fat (g) 21 4 25
Sat. Fat (g) 7 0 7
Protein (g) 46 2 48
Carb (g) 4 9 13
Fiber (g) 1 2 3
Sodium (mg) 394 143 537

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