Super Simple High Protein Chicken Pesto and Rice
Super Simple High Protein Chicken Pesto and Rice
Ingredients
- 200 g rice
- 450 g chicken breast, diced
- 100 g Parmesan cheese, grated
- 80 g Philadelphia light cream cheese
- 80 g green pesto
- 200 g broccoli, chopped
- 300 g cherry tomatoes
- 400 ml chicken stock
- to taste salt
- to taste pepper
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 190 degrees Celsius. If desired, wash the rice thoroughly.
⏱️ 5 min•🌡️ 190
- 2
In a rectangular baking dish, combine the rice, chopped broccoli, cherry tomatoes, diced chicken breast, green pesto, and chicken stock. Season generously with salt and pepper.
⏱️ 5 min
- 3
Mix all the ingredients thoroughly in the baking dish until everything is well combined and evenly distributed.
⏱️ 3 min
- 4
Evenly sprinkle the grated Parmesan cheese over the mixture. Then, dollop spoonfuls of the Philadelphia light cream cheese over the top.
⏱️ 2 min
- 5
Cover the baking dish tightly with aluminum foil.
⏱️ 1 min
- 6
Place the covered baking dish into the preheated oven and bake for 45 minutes.
⏱️ 45 min•🌡️ 190
- 7
After 45 minutes, carefully remove the aluminum foil from the baking dish. Return the uncovered dish to the oven and bake for an additional 5 minutes to allow the cheese to crisp up.
⏱️ 5 min•🌡️ 190
- 8
Once baked, remove the dish from the oven. Let it rest for a few minutes before serving. Divide the bake into four equal portions.
⏱️ 4 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Super Simple High Protein Chicken Pesto and Rice
- 200 g rice
- 450 g chicken breast, diced
- 100 g Parmesan cheese, grated
- 80 g Philadelphia light cream cheese
- 80 g green pesto
- 200 g broccoli, chopped
- 300 g cherry tomatoes
- 400 ml chicken stock
- to taste salt
- to taste pepper
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 190 degrees Celsius. If desired, wash the rice thoroughly.
⏱️ 5 min•🌡️ 190 - 2
In a rectangular baking dish, combine the rice, chopped broccoli, cherry tomatoes, diced chicken breast, green pesto, and chicken stock. Season generously with salt and pepper.
⏱️ 5 min - 3
Mix all the ingredients thoroughly in the baking dish until everything is well combined and evenly distributed.
⏱️ 3 min - 4
Evenly sprinkle the grated Parmesan cheese over the mixture. Then, dollop spoonfuls of the Philadelphia light cream cheese over the top.
⏱️ 2 min - 5
Cover the baking dish tightly with aluminum foil.
⏱️ 1 min - 6
Place the covered baking dish into the preheated oven and bake for 45 minutes.
⏱️ 45 min•🌡️ 190 - 7
After 45 minutes, carefully remove the aluminum foil from the baking dish. Return the uncovered dish to the oven and bake for an additional 5 minutes to allow the cheese to crisp up.
⏱️ 5 min•🌡️ 190 - 8
Once baked, remove the dish from the oven. Let it rest for a few minutes before serving. Divide the bake into four equal portions.
⏱️ 4 min