Hello everybody, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, pesto chicken and rice. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Pesto-coated chicken tenders are baked atop rice and blanketed in Parmesan and Alfredo sauce in this quick and easy casserole recipe. Pour mixture into the casserole dish. Since starting Project Meal Plan, that classic pesto chicken and rice hasn't really been happening much (due to the fact that I've learned to cook lots of other less boring things at this point).

Pesto Chicken and Rice is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Pesto Chicken and Rice is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook pesto chicken and rice using 12 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Pesto Chicken and Rice:

1. Get 1/4 cup pesto sauce
2. Get 1/2 cup pesto tomato sauce
3. Get 2 chicken breast
4. Make ready 2 cup uncle bens brown rice
5. Take 1 tsp lemon juice
6. Take 1/4 cup grated parmesean cheese
7. Make ready 1 pinch ground black pepper
8. Make ready 1 pinch parsley flakes
9. Prepare 3/4 cup mozza cheese
10. Prepare 1 head broccoli
11. Prepare 2 tsp butter or margarine
12. Take 1 pinch garlic salt

Tips and tricks on making this instant pot chicken pesto rice recipe: Rinse rice in a strainer and let it hang out for couple of minutes to drain as much water as. stir pesto with a knife and spread some on each side of the chicken cooking two minutes on each side. remove from heat and slice into strips. make a bed of rice on a plate position carrots in a pinwheel position chicken on top of the carrots. garnish the mound with onions and feta. This recipe comes together in a wide bottom skillet with high sides. You'll also need a lid for your pan. You could also omit the pesto and add a little garlic powder or Italian seasoning for additional flavor.

Steps to make Pesto Chicken and Rice:

1. Preheat oven to 350c
2. Cut chicken breasts into quarters
3. Place chicken in bowl. Pour the pesto on top, followed by lemom juice and a bit of pepper. Let sit for 20 minutes. Reduce the oven to 300c and cook for 55 minutes, covered.
4. Combine rice, butter with water. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to medium.
5. In a separate pot, boil water and butter. Add broccoli and reduce heat to medium-high
6. Drain any excess water from rice, add pesto tomato sauce and simmer. Stir occasionally.
7. Drain most of the water from the broccoli, leaving a little bit in the pot. Let sit on low-medium heat.
8. Remove chicken from oven. Place in a circle on the outside of the plate.
9. Place rice in middle of plate, topped with mozzarella cheese.
10. Place broccoli on top of rice, topped with parm cheese and black pepper.
11. (opt) Serve with garlic toast!

My kids don't like pesto—what's an alternative? Learn how to make Pesto Chicken and Rice Salad. Peas, scallions, and a lemony mint pesto give basic white rice and shredded chicken an infusion of fresh flavor. Transfer to a serving bowl; sprinkle with remaining scallions and mint. This Brown Rice and Chicken Pesto Bowl makes for a really quick and healthy dinner.

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