Roasted Chicken Breast
Serves 415 mins prep30 mins cook
This recipe for Juiciest Roasted Chicken Breast features tender chicken breasts cooked to perfection with cherry tomatoes and flavorful pesto sauce. The drippings create a delicious sauce as the tomatoes melt into the dish. A great way to utilize fresh basil too!
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1: To make the basil pesto, add all pesto ingredients to a food processor and give it a blitz; set aside. 2: Pat dry and season chicken breasts with olive oil, paprika, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. 3: Add olive oil to a pan and sear the chicken breasts skin side down until golden; flip them over. 4: Add cherry tomatoes, another drizzle of olive oil, adjust salt and pepper, and transfer to a preheated oven at 400°F. 5: Cook for another 10-15 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches at least 165°F. 6: Finish with basil pesto, basil leaves, and pour the delicious juices on top.View original recipe