Sometimes you want dinner on the table quickly with very little prep and you want it healthy and tasty, right? If I’m speaking to you, give this yummy recipe a try. It’s specially made easy since using store-bought pesto and pizza sauce. I adore this combination of sauces and they work really well here. Each serving has 283 calories and 12 grams of fat.
Ingredients
- 1 package chicken breast tenders (you’ll need 8 tenders)
- 1 cup jarred pizza sauce (I used Classico pizza sauce or use your favorite)
- ½ cup Buitoni Reduced-Fat Pesto with Basil, see shopping tips or make homemade pesto
- 4 teaspoons Parmesan cheese, grated
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Spread bottom of a 9 x 9-inch baking pan with ½ cup pizza sauce. Add chicken tenders on top. It’s ok if they are touching. Spread top of each chicken tender with 1 tablespoon pizza sauce. Add 1 tablespoon pesto sauce to each. Using the back of a spoon or your fingers, spread pesto sauce around the top. Cover pan with foil. Bake for 15-20 minutes. Check after 15 minutes since chicken tenders vary in thickness. When ready, remove from oven. Sprinkle each tender with ½ teaspoon Parmesan cheese.
- To serve: From bottom of pan, add 2-3 tablespoons of sauce to each dinner plate. Top with 2 chicken tenders and serve. Serve extra sauce on side or top of chicken, if desired. The sauce is really good!
Notes
Makes 4 servings. Each serving 2 chicken tenders.
Shopping Tips
Buitoni reduced-fat Pesto with Basil can be found in most major supermarkets. It’s usually found in the refrigerator section where fresh pasta and sauces are displayed. WW Freestyle SmartPoints 6-Blue
WW SmartPoints 7-Green
WW POINTS PLUS 7
Shopping Tips
Buitoni reduced-fat Pesto with Basil can be found in most major supermarkets. It’s usually found in the refrigerator section where fresh pasta and sauces are displayed. WW Freestyle SmartPoints 6-Blue
WW SmartPoints 7-Green
WW POINTS PLUS 7
| SKINNY FACTS: for 2 chicken tenders and sauce 283 calories, 12g fat, 2g sat. fat, 71mg chol, 30g prot. 11g carbs, 2g fiber, 675mg sod, 8g sugar |
| FACTS: for Freestyle SmartPoints 163 calories, 2g sat. fat, 8g sugar, 5g protein |
Skinny Facts
Serving: 2tendersCalories: 283kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 30gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 71mgSodium: 675mgFiber: 2gSugar: 8gBlue Smart Points: 6Green Smart Points: 7Plus Points: 7
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