Pesto-chicken tray bake
Ingredients
- 350g baby carrots, trimmed and halved lengthways
- Cooking oil spray
- 4x150g skinless chicken breasts
- 4 tbsp basil pesto
- 300g cherry vine tomatoes
- 200g green beans, trimmed
- 200g baby spinach
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
Preparation
Prep. 5' Cook 40' Serves 4
- Heat the oven to 200° C/fan 180° C/gas. Put the carrots in a large ovenproof dish and spray with oil, then roast for 25 min.
- Around 10 min. Before the end of the roasting time, spray a non-stick frying pan with oil and set over a high heat. Add the chicken and cook for 2 min on each side or until golden and sealed, then remove from the heat and brush each breast with 2 tsp of the pesto.
- Add the chicken and tomatoes to the dish with the roasted carrots, then return to the oven for a further 15 min.
- Meanwhile, bring a medium pan of water to the boil. Add the green beans and blanch for 2 min or until bright green, then stir in the spinach to wit. Drain well. Mix the remaining pesto with the lemon juice.
- Add the beans and spinach to the dish with the cooked chicken and veg, then drizzle with the lemon-pesto mixture and serve.
TIP For a more substantial meal, serve the bake with steamed new potatoes on the side.
Ideal accompaniment:
Wine selection of Agricola Marrone:
http://italyfood-montecarlo.com/en/tenuta-agricola-marrone.html