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Roasted Pesto Chicken and Veggies

Simple and classic, this roasted pesto chicken with vegetables is a no-fuss weeknight saviour. We’ve made cuts in the chicken to speed up the cooking time for a dinner that’s full-flavoured and fast.

45 Minutes

Recipe

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01

Prepare Chicken

Preheat oven to 200°C fan-forced. Using a sharp knife, make 5–6 shallow incisions diagonally into each chicken breast fillet. This helps the chicken absorb the marinade and also helps it cook faster.

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02

Prepare Vegetables

Line a tray with baking paper. Chop pumpkin into 2cm pieces. Chop zucchini into 5cm lengths. Crush garlic. Arrange pumpkin, zucchini, garlic and tomatoes on a tray and drizzle with 20ml (1 tablespoon) olive oil. Mix vegetables to combine and season.

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03

Marinate Chicken and Roast

Rub pesto over each chicken fillet. Place chicken on top of vegetables and sprinkle chicken with mozzarella. Bake for 25 minutes or until vegetables are tender and chicken is cooked through.

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04

Make Salad Dressing

Meanwhile, place red wine vinegar, remaining olive oil, ¼ teaspoon salt and cracked black pepper in a bowl and stir to combine. Set aside.

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05

Dress Salad

Remove baking tray from oven. Transfer chicken to a plate. Add rocket leaves and salad dressing to vegetables and toss to combine.

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06

Plate Up

Divide chicken and vegetables between serving plates.

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Roasted Pesto Chicken and Veggies

Fabulous fresh ingredients

Wonderful recipes that are delicious and nutritious and good value for money

Ericca

Easy to cook

Very tasty and quick to cook which is a big help during the week when you are working.

Helen

Great quality produce

The recipes are so much better than all other meal kits I’ve tried over the years.

Asami