Skinny Baked Pesto Chicken (4 ingredients)

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 especially 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, 12 grams of fat, 7 Weight Watchers SmartPoints.

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Bake Time 20 minutes

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 tip

4 teaspoons Parmesan cheese, grated

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

2. 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.

3. 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!

Makes 4 servings. Each serving 2 chicken tenders.

Shopping Tip
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.

Weight Watchers SmartPoints 7
Weight Watchers POINTS PLUS 7