Creamy pesto chicken with bell peppers. A flavor-packed dish made in just one skillet. Imagine classic basil pesto with some garlicky flavors and lots of tender sautéed bell peppers in a fragrant cream sauce. An easy to make, delicious, family-friendly dinner… but perfect for date night too.
Classic basil pesto is one of the most delicious condiments, but creamy pesto is even better. The cream smooths out the taste and rounds out the flavor in this chicken dinner.
The juicy chicken fillets are seared and then simmered together with tender bell peppers in the creamy pesto sauce. This recipe bursts with a variety of flavors, it’s total comfort food. It will leave you craving for more.
Just grab some crusty bread to mop up all of those gorgeous flavors. It’s a super hearty and versatile recipe you’ll want to add to your regular dinner rotations.
Let me guide you through the recipe with this step-by-step video.
What to serve with pesto chicken?
Here are a few things to make it a meal:
- crusty bread and a big lettuce salad or cucumber salad
- pasta, mashed potatoes, or polenta
- roasted veggies like cauliflower or broccoli
- fries
- baked sweet potatoes or crispy potatoes
- rice
- steamed green beans
RECIPE NOTES
- chicken thighs will also work well here
- if you want to decrease the cooking time, slice the chicken fillets horizontally to create thin cutlets. Then sauté them until golden brown
- swap chicken for steak, pork tenderloin or shrimp
- add extra veggies like eggplant, zucchini, spinach or kale
- use heavy cream, half-and-half or soy cream
- use store-bought or homemade green pesto
Recipe Video
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Calories Per Serving: 489 kcalPesto Chicken with Peppers
Ingredients
chicken
creamy pesto sauce
spices
Instructions
Notes
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
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For me it was too salty. I had to add extra chicken broth. I served it with mashed potatoes, which also helped. It’s very flavourful. Will make again using less salt.
So happy you enjoyed the recipe, thanks for giving it a try!
Fantastic! I served it with pecorino pearl couscous. Only thing is you end up with so much leftover sauce I don’t want to throw out but also don’t know what to do with. SO GOOD though, will make again for sure.
Hi Morgaine, I’m so glad you enjoyed the recipe!