Instruction​

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees

• Slice slits halfway through each chicken breast in a hassle-back pattern, each 1/2 inch apart

• Season each breast (making sure to get in the slits) with:

  • salt

  • pepper

  • garlic powder

• Slice a tomato thickly and stick one slice into every other slit

• Line a baking sheet with foil and spray with cooking oil

• Add the chicken to the pan and spoon pesto over the top of each slice of chicken

  • A recipe for pesto is at the button below​

• Bake for 25-30 minutes until the internal temperature of the chicken is 150 degrees

• Stick buffalo mozzarella slices into the chicken slits between each tomato

• Bake until the cheese melts

• Plate the chicken and drizzle a balsamic vinegar reduction over each breast and garnish with fresh basil