# Chicken Pesto Bakes

These chicken pesto bakes are an easy to make, high-protein meal prep recipe with big flavor, perfect for 5 days of lunches.

- Servings: 5 servings
- Total time: 40 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 tbsp uncooked rice
- broth
- 1 tbsp plain non-fat Greek yogurt
- 1 tbsp pesto
- 25 oz boneless, skinless chicken breast, diced
- salt
- pepper
- cherry tomatoes
- mozzarella cheese

## Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 350°.
2. Add your glass bowls to a half sheet pan.
3. Add 2 tablespoons of uncooked rice to each bowl. Make sure to do a 1 to 2 ratio of rice to broth.
4. Add 1 tablespoon of plain non-fat Greek yogurt and 1 tablespoon of pesto to each bowl.
5. Dice 25 oz of boneless, skinless chicken breast; each bowl gets 5 oz.
6. Season with some salt and pepper.
7. Give the ingredients a good stir, ensuring no rice is stuck to the edges or on top of the chicken.
8. Add some cherry tomatoes on each bowl.
9. Bake in the oven for about 40 minutes.
10. Five minutes before they are done, pop them out, top with mozzarella cheese, and put them back in the oven.

## Equipment

- oven
- glass bowls
- half sheet pan

## Tips

- Ensure a 1 to 2 ratio of rice to broth.
- When stirring, make sure no pieces of rice are stuck to the edges or on top of the chicken; they need to be in the liquid to cook.
- Highly customizable.
- Already pre-loaded in MyFitnessPal and Macros First apps for easy logging.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/18FrtvqDGG/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/7d60f42b-d16b-4e53-9a14-514afc5ad728
- Extracted: 2026-03-10

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