Chicken Pesto

Ingredients

• Whole wheat pasta

  Dry

  16 oz or 454g

• Parmesan cheese

  Shredded

  1 cup or 80g

• Chicken breast

  Broilers or fryers, meat only, raw

  8 breast fillet or 944g

• Provolone cheese

  4 slice (1 oz) or 112g

• Mushrooms

  White, raw

  ¾ cup, pieces or slices or 53g

• Bread crumbs

  Dry, grated, plain

  1 cup or 108g

• Pesto

  Chosen by You

  16 oz or 454g

Directions

1. Cook the pasta according to package instructions and prepare the pesto sauce.
2. Preheat the oven to 350°F and spray a 9x12 inch baking dish with non-stick spray.
3. Moisten the chicken breasts with water, shake off excess, and coat them completely with bread crumbs.
4. Place the chicken in the prepared baking dish and spread the pesto sauce evenly over the chicken breasts.
5. Cover each chicken breast with half a slice of provolone cheese and distribute the mushrooms over the top.
6. Bake in the oven for 45-50 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.
7. Serve the chicken with the cooked pasta.