Creamy pesto chicken with roasted tomatoes

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• Issy

  25 April 2009

  Issy commented on this recipe

  Tastes better every time - the tomatoes really are something on this dish. Always smiles when I cook this plus its really easy

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• Issy

  25 April 2009

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• Mandy

  26 April 2009

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  This was really tasty & easy. I used shop bought pesto and substituted reduced fat cream cheese for the mascarpone.

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• Frantic Flapjack

  29 April 2009

  Frantic Flapjack rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Easy to put together - a good midweek meal.

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• inspiration

  29 April 2009

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  Made this over Easter on a few days off, when I decided we were only going to eat fantastic dinners & this did not disappoint. Was only cooking for 2 but made same amount of filling so used extra over cokked mushrooms & green beans-all delciously melty & squidgy served along with roasted new potatoes. In the file to make again when guests come.

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• prentongirl

  03 May 2009

  prentongirl rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Easy midweek meal in which I used my own Pesto recipe.

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• Dory6

  04 May 2009

  Dory6 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Very tasty, and extremely effortless to do.

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• Marian

  06 May 2009

  Marian commented on this recipe

  Best spring meal I found in years!! All that shared the meal agreed with me!

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• ZuziHut

  06 May 2009

  ZuziHut commented on this recipe

  My mother in law made this chicken for us. It is the best chicken I have ever eaten! Amazingly tasty, delicious and easy to do! I am definitely making it again!!

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• Shelagh

  07 May 2009

  Shelagh rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Cooked this last night. I found the preparation of the chicken a bit messy (but perhaps this is me!) - but the end result was tasty. Will do again as it was an easy midweek meal and everyone enjoyed it.

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• Gayns

  07 May 2009

  Gayns commented on this recipe

  I have made this twice now and it is very messy- so instead of doing the breadcrumbs I wrapped it in thin smoked back bacon I have done it for 2 dinner parties and it has gone down extremely well I cooked the tomatoes(adding some balsamic glaze to them) separately to the chicken and after taking the chicken out of the dish added more marscapone to the juices and spooned this over as a sauce It is delicious and a firm favourite

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• Kate

  08 May 2009

  Kate rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Really delicious and so simple to make! Great mid week meal.... used philadelphia cheese and shop bought pesto instead of the mascarpone as well.

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• Heatski

  09 May 2009

  Heatski commented on this recipe

  Really delicious and very simple to make - even on a school night :) I used shop bought pesto also. The breadcrumbs I used were from bread that I actually made (well from my bread machine-does that count?) I will definitely make this recipe time and time again!

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• Lucy

  11 May 2009

  Lucy rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Really tasty, I wrapped the chicken in parma ham instead of using breadcrumbs and also the tomatoes don't need 20mins as there wasn't much left of them after that!!

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• Tamara

  13 May 2009

  Tamara commented on this recipe

  Great recipe and really easy. I chopped some dried tomatoes into the creamy pesto mixture and used half fat creme fraiche instead of mascarpone. Abslolutely delicious! As home made pesto freezes so well, I used some that I had made and frozen at the end of last summer. This made the recipe even quicker to make.

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• Jan Jenkins

  14 May 2009

  Jan Jenkins commented on this recipe

  Lovely receipe, the homemade pesto was so much better than buying it, just made it for a midweek dinner but will now definitely use it for a dinner party. Served it with new potatoes and asparagus.

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• Samantha

  17 May 2009

  Samantha rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Really nice recipe, quick and easy. Will reduce the amount or change the mascarpone to low at phili next time though as felt the amount used diluted the fab taste of the pesto. Served with Jersey Royals, yum!

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• pingin

  19 May 2009

  pingin rated and commented on this recipe

  

  So easy to make and so tasty! Our small daughter loved the pesto. This is one that will be repeated often in our house. I didn't bother with the roasted pine nuts at the end and torn-up basil leaves but if we do it for guests, we will add them.

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• CountryMum

  19 May 2009

  CountryMum commented on this recipe

  Loved this recipe, easy and tasty! Always looking for recipes which are perfect for having people round or family dinner and with a little one really useful as it's easy to make in advance.

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• Gbobs

  19 May 2009

  Gbobs rated and commented on this recipe

  

  wonderful receipe a firm favourite on our house, have made it a couple of times, it worked perfectly. Next time going to add a bit more sauce, had it with jersey royals, carrots and french beans, almost looked too good to eat!!

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Ingredients

• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• 3 tbsp Homemade pesto (see recipe below)
• 85g mascarpone
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• 100g breadcrumbs , preferably from day-old bread
• 175g baby tomatoes , on the vine
• handful pine nuts
• handful basil leaves

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Serves 4

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Prep 15 mins

Cook 25 mins

Ingredients

• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• 3 tbsp Homemade pesto (see recipe below)
• 85g mascarpone
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• 100g breadcrumbs , preferably from day-old bread
• 175g baby tomatoes , on the vine
• handful pine nuts
• handful basil leaves

PER SERVING

545 kcalories, protein 40g, carbohydrate 22g, fat 33 g, saturated fat 10g, fibre 1g, sugar 3g, salt 0.82 g

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