Sheet Pan Pesto Chicken with Broccoli

5 from 16 votes

Sheet Pan Pesto Chicken with Broccoli

This easy sheet pan pesto chicken meal comes together quickly with chicken breasts, broccoli, pesto, and melty mozzarella. This is a family favorite dinner even the kids will love!

Prep Time5

Cook Time22

Total Time27

Course: Entree

Cuisine: Gluten Free, Grain Free, low carb, Sheet Pan, Sugar Free

Keyword: baked chicken, broccoli, chicken breasts, pesto, quick, sheet pan

Servings: servings

Author: Christina

Ingredients

4 chicken breasts about 2 pounds
½ cup pesto
4 cups broccoli florets fresh, not frozen
1½ tablespoon olive or avocado oil
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon salt
¾ cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Cut chicken breasts horizontally. This will create 8 thin cutlets.
Spread chicken on one side of the parchment paper lined baking sheet. Spread pesto on top of each cutlet.
Add broccoli to remaining side of baking sheet. Drizzle oil over the broccoli. Sprinkle garlic powder and salt. Use a spatula to stir broccoli so that they're all coated with the oil and seasoning. Spread in a single layer.
Bake the pesto covered cutlets and broccoli for 15 minutes.
Remove from the oven. Sprinkle mozzarella over each cutlet. Bake everything for an additional 5 minutes. Broil for 2 minutes or until you see some brown bits on your cheese.

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Notes

Nutrition information is calculated assuming each person will have two chicken cutlets (the equivalent of one chicken breast) plus a fourth of the broccoli. If you're serving this to children or just prefer a smaller portion you could easily get 6 to 8 smaller servings from this recipe.

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