How to Make Appetizing Pesto baked chicken thighs

Pesto baked chicken thighs. Lay the chicken on the lined baking sheet, skin side down. Crunchy Baked Pesto Chicken Thighs Crunchy Baked Pesto Chicken Thighs. Unfold chicken thighs in the same bowl; rub remaining pesto on all sides.

I like to use a cast iron pan or a stoneware pan. A good tong to hold the chicken and a box grater to grate the cheese will come in handy too. You can serve this pesto chicken thigh with toasted bread or pasta. You can cook Pesto baked chicken thighs using 5 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Pesto baked chicken thighs

Prepare 1/4 cup of prepared pesto.
You need 3 of tbls. olive oil.
You need of salt.
It's of pepper.
You need 2 of lbs. boneless skinless chicken thighs.

Stir pesto oil salt pepper together and add chicken. Rub pesto onto the chicken meat under the skin. Also, rub pesto on the bottoms (but not on tops) of the skin of the chicken thighs. Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper; place on the prepared baking sheet.

Pesto baked chicken thighs step by step

Preheat over to 375. Stir pesto oil salt pepper together and add chicken. Stir until all chicken has pasto all over.let set 15 mins on counter..
Place on tin foil lined baking sheet. Spread whatever pesto is left in bowl smear all over chicken. Bake for 20min..
Flip chicken bake for another 10 mins or until done..

Poblanos & Onions: Omit pasta, chicken broth, and pesto. Place chicken, skin sides up, in skillet. Place chicken breast in a baking dish. Season chicken with salt and pepper, to taste. Spread pesto on each chicken breast.