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Easy baked pesto chicken

Name: Easy baked pesto chicken
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Finnish
Ingredients: 2 tomatoes 150 g; 3 dl long-grain rice; 1 box chicken breast strips, unseasoned 400 g; 0.5 bag diced onions à 200 g · frozen; 1 tsp salt; 0.5 tsp black pepper; 8 dl water; 1 jar red pesto 185 g; 0.5 tbsp runny honey; 0.5 dl fresh parsley, chopped

Easy pesto chicken casserole is a delicious weekday lifesaver! The chicken and rice cook on their own in the oven, and ready-made pesto adds both juiciness and flavor to the dish.

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Machine-translated, original language: Suomi.

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Method

1
Dice the tomatoes.
2
Spread the rice in a baking dish (capacity about 2.5 liters) and add the chicken strips on top.
3
Add the diced tomatoes and onions, as well as the salt and pepper to the dish. Mix.
4
Bring the water to a boil in a saucepan and stir in the pesto and honey. Mix and add the mixture to the dish.
5
Bake in a 200-degree oven (Celsius) for about an hour or until most of the liquid has been absorbed.
6
Let rest for 5–10 minutes before serving. Garnish with fresh parsley.

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