{"id":597,"date":"2023-07-31T13:58:22","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T13:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/?p=597"},"modified":"2023-08-21T13:08:46","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T13:08:46","slug":"pesto-chicken-bruschetta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/31\/pesto-chicken-bruschetta\/13\/58\/597\/22\/appdev2098\/popular-meal\/baked-chicken\/","title":{"rendered":"Pesto Chicken Bruschetta"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ingredients<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>4&nbsp;chicken breasts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4&nbsp;slices fresh mozzarella<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 tbsp&nbsp;olive oil<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 tsp&nbsp;salt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>fresh ground black pepper, to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Basil Pesto<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 cup&nbsp;basil leaves<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 cup\u00a0Pine Nuts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\/2 cup&nbsp;freshly grated parmesan cheese<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2&nbsp;cloves of garlic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\/3 cup&nbsp;olive oil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tomato Bruschetta<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>10 oz&nbsp;cherry tomatoes, halved or quartered if large<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2-3&nbsp;cloves of garlic, minced<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\/4 tsp&nbsp;pepper<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\/4 tsp&nbsp;salt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 tbsp&nbsp;olive oil<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 tbsp&nbsp;white balsamic vinegar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 tbsp&nbsp;lemon juice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4 leaves&nbsp;fresh basil, cut into thin strips<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Method<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Heat oven to 400\u00b0F with a rack in the middle position. Alternatively heat your outside charcoal or gas grill to medium-high heat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Place all ingredients for the pesto into a small food processor and pulse until combined. We like pesto a little bit &#8220;chunky&#8221; but tastes differ, so feel free to make it as smooth as you&#8217;d like. Also feel free to add more olive oil a little at a time if necessary. Set pesto aside**<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a small bowl, toss together all ingredients for the tomato bruschetta. Set aside to let the flavors mingle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pat the chicken dry and rub with olive oil and sprinkle with salt, pepper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5.&nbsp;<strong>For baking the chicken in the oven<\/strong>: Place the chicken breasts in a baking dish and bake until the internal temperature of the chicken is 165\u00b0 F. About 20-30 minutes depending on the size of your chicken breast. When the chicken is almost done baking, place a slice of fresh mozzarella on each breast. Remove from oven when it is slightly melted but not dripping down the sides of the chicken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For grilled chicken<\/strong>: Place the chicken on the grill and cook until the internal temperature of the chicken is 165\u00b0 F. When the chicken is almost done being grilled, place a slice of fresh mozzarella on each breast. Remove from the grill when it is slightly melted but not dripping down the sides of the chicken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. Top the mozzarella slices with a scoop of pesto and a scoop of bruschetta. Serve immediately.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredients Basil Pesto Tomato Bruschetta Method Heat oven to 400\u00b0F with a rack in the middle position. Alternatively heat your outside charcoal or gas grill to medium-high heat. Place all ingredients for the pesto into a small food processor and pulse until combined. We like pesto a little bit &#8220;chunky&#8221; but tastes differ, so feel [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":598,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,92],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-baked-chicken","category-latest-dinner-recipes"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Pesto-Chicken-Bruschetta.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/597","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=597"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/597\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":599,"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/597\/revisions\/599"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=597"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}