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5-Ingredient Pesto Mushroom Baked Chicken

5-Ingredient Pesto Mushroom Baked Chicken is a stupidly easy chicken recipe that takes just minutes to prepare.

5-Ingredient Pesto Mushroom Baked Chicken

Can you ever really have enough easy chicken recipes? I think no. And this one might be one of the easiest!

I’ve seen this recipe made with tomatoes instead of mushrooms floating around Pinterest, and since I’m the biggest mushroom fan on this side of the Mississippi, I knew I had to give it a try. And boy, am I glad that I did.

5-Ingredient Pesto Mushroom Baked Chicken

Pesto is one of those pantry staples that easily adds flavor to anything: pasta, vegetables, chicken, salmon, and the list goes on!

This 5-Ingredient Pesto Mushroom Baked Chicken only requires a few ingredients because the pesto adds such great flavor that you don’t need much else.

5-Ingredient Pesto Mushroom Baked Chicken

Plus, you need little more than 5 minutes to prepare this meal. Just assemble the chicken and throw it in the oven! It’s one of those easy chicken recipes that’s great to add to your regular meal prep.

5-Ingredient Pesto Mushroom Baked Chicken

So the moral of the story is that I love 5-Ingredient Pesto Mushroom Baked Chicken, and I think you will too. Next time you need a quick and super duper easy dinner recipe, give this one a try. You’ve only got 5 ingredients and 5 minutes to lose. 🙂

5-Ingredient Pesto Mushroom Baked Chicken
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Mom

Saturday 2nd of April 2016

I wonder if my picky eaters would like pesto. This looks so good.

Cassie

Wednesday 23rd of March 2016

I agree, you can pretty much do ANYTHING with chicken. I love making chicken with a delicious sauce and tons of vegetables to add some extra flavors and nutrients! This pesto mushroom chicken recipe sounds absolutely divine. I love the way the flavors will combine!