Basil Pesto & Mozarella Chicken Thighs

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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have basil pesto & mozarella chicken thighs using 10 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Basil Pesto & Mozarella Chicken Thighs:
  1. Prepare 1 jar basic Marinara Sauce
  2. Make ready 6 Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs
  3. Take to taste Salt and Pepper
  4. Make ready 1 jar Basil Pesto
  5. Take 4 Tomatoes, sliced
  6. Make ready 1 (8 oz) package sliced Mozarella
  7. Make ready Italian Seasoning
  8. Get Parmesan Cheese
  9. Prepare Handful fresh Basil, shredded
  10. Take 32 oz Angel Hair Pasta

Combine basil, oil, pine nuts, and garlic in the bowl of a food processor. Add a large pinch of salt and process until smooth. Transfer mixture to a medium bowl and stir in Parmesan. Pesto is a mouthful of bright summer — basil made more so.

Instructions to make Basil Pesto & Mozarella Chicken Thighs:
  1. Preheat Oven to 350°F
  2. Pour marinara in a 13"x9" baking dish.
  3. Place chicken thighs in the baking dish and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  4. Spread pesto on each chicken thigh
  5. Cover them with tomatoes, and sprinkle with salt and pepper
  6. Place Mozzarella slices on top of tomatoes and sprinkle with Italian seasoning and grated Parmesan cheese.
  7. Bake for 50-60 minutes until chicken reaches a minimum internal temperature of 165°F.
  8. 10 minutes before they finish, start your water or instant pot for the pasta and cook according to package instructions.
  9. Toss pasta with fresh basil
  10. Remove chicken from oven (don't forget to shut it off).
  11. Drizzle the pan juices over the pasta and serve with the chicken. Enjoy!
  12. *NOTES** Do not skip out on the fresh basil, or the Mozarella. I even suggest getting some fresh tomatoes from your local farmers market. These items really make the dish Pop. If the Mozarella starts getting over cooked, cover with a piece of foil.

Transfer mixture to a medium bowl and stir in Parmesan. Pesto is a mouthful of bright summer — basil made more so. You can buy it in a jar or in the refrigerator section of your grocery story, but there is nothing better than making it yourself. Fresh basil can be found in abundance at farmers' markets in the summer. Basil Pesto Ingredients Traditional pesto alla genovese is made simply with basil, pine nuts, Parmesan, garlic, salt and olive oil.

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