Best Chicken Pesto Pinwheels Recipe By Tasty Recipes

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PESTO CHICKEN BAKE RECIPE BY TASTY



Pesto Chicken Bake Recipe by Tasty image

Here's what you need: chicken breasts, salt, pepper, basil pesto, roma tomato, mozzarella cheese

Provided by Robert Broadfoot

Categories     Lunch

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

3 chicken breasts
salt, to taste
pepper, to taste
4 tablespoons basil pesto
1 roma tomato, sliced
1 cup mozzarella cheese

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400˚F (200˚C).
  • Place chicken breast in a baking dish. Season chicken with salt and pepper, to taste.
  • Spread pesto on each chicken breast.
  • Layer tomatoes on top of the chicken.
  • Top with mozzarella cheese.
  • Bake for 40 minutes.
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 357 calories, Carbohydrate 4 grams, Fat 16 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 44 grams, Sugar 1 gram

PARTY PESTO PINWHEELS



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I took a couple of my favorite recipes and combined them into these delicious hors d'oeuvres. The colorful and impressive snacks come together easily with refrigerated crescent roll dough, prepared pesto sauce and a jar of roasted red peppers. -Kathleen Farrell, Rochester, New York

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Appetizers

Time 30m

Yield 20 pinwheels.

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 tube (8 ounces) refrigerated crescent rolls
1/3 cup prepared pesto sauce
1/4 cup roasted sweet red peppers, drained and chopped
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 cup pizza sauce, warmed

Steps:

  • Unroll crescent dough into two long rectangles; seal seams and perforations. Spread each with pesto; sprinkle with red peppers and cheese. , Roll each up jelly-roll style, starting with a short side. With a sharp knife, cut each roll into 10 slices. Place cut side down 2 in. apart on two ungreased baking sheets. , Bake at 400° until golden brown, 8-10 minutes. Serve warm with pizza sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 76 calories, Fat 5g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 2mg cholesterol, Sodium 201mg sodium, Carbohydrate 6g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 2g protein.

CHICKEN PESTO PINWHEELS RECIPE BY TASTY



Chicken Pesto Pinwheels Recipe by Tasty image

Here's what you need: puff pastry, pesto sauce, chicken, shredded parmesan cheese, kosher salt, eggs, fresh parsley

Provided by Betsy Carter

Categories     Appetizers

Yield 20 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 sheets puff pastry, thawed if frozen
⅔ cup pesto sauce
8 oz chicken, cooked, shredded
½ cup shredded parmesan cheese
kosher salt, to taste
2 eggs, beaten
fresh parsley, chopped, for garnish

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Roll out the puff pastry sheets on a lightly floured surface to a 9x12-inch (23x30 cm) rectangles.
  • Spread the pesto sauce over the sheets using a spatula or spoon. Top with the shredded chicken, Parmesan, and salt.
  • Starting from a short end, carefully roll up the puff pastry to form logs.
  • Slice the logs into ½-inch (1 cm) rounds and arrange them on the prepared baking sheet, spacing 1 inch (2 cm) apart. Brush with egg wash.
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until golden brown.
  • Sprinkle with chopped parsley, then serve.
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 218 calories, Carbohydrate 11 grams, Fat 15 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 7 grams, Sugar 0 grams

PESTO PINWHEELS



Pesto Pinwheels image

Make and share this Pesto Pinwheels recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Terri F.

Categories     < 30 Mins

Time 30m

Yield 16 appetizers

Number Of Ingredients 3

1 (8 ounce) can refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
1/3 cup prepared pesto sauce
1/4 cup roasted red bell pepper, chopped

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350F degrees.
  • Unroll dough into 2 rectangles.
  • Firmly press on perforations to seal them.
  • Spread rectangles with pesto to within 1/4 inch of edges, then sprinkle on bell peppers.
  • Starting at short side, roll up each rectangle of dough, pinching edges to seal.
  • Cut each roll into 8 slices.
  • Place slices, cut side down, on ungreased cookie sheet.
  • Bake approximately 15 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Serve hot.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 44.3, Fat 0.9, SaturatedFat 0.2, Cholesterol 7.1, Sodium 65.3, Carbohydrate 7.5, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 0.7, Protein 1.4

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