Description
Indulge in the ultimate comfort food with this Cheesy Chicken Garlic Bread recipe. Crispy garlic baguettes are loaded with tender chicken, sweet red peppers, savory red pesto, and a generous blanket of melted cheese. A delicious twist on a classic favorite!
Ingredients
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For the Cheesy Chicken Garlic Bread:
- 2–3 garlic bread baguettes
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 400 g chicken mini fillets (tenderloins US)
- 1 red pepper very thinly sliced
- 1 small red onion sliced
- 190 g jar red pesto (such as Tesco’s Red Pepper Cremosa Pesto)
- 250 g bag grated mozzarella & cheddar mix or just mozzarella
For Baby & Toddler:
- Refer to notes section
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 200ºC/180ºC fan/400ºF/gas 6.
- Cook the chicken: Heat oil in a large frying pan, cook chicken fillets until golden and cooked through. Remove from pan.
- Cook the peppers and onions: In the same pan, sauté red pepper and onion until softened. Add chicken back in, mix with pesto.
- Prepare the garlic bread: Slice baguettes, fill with chicken mixture, top with cheese.
- Bake: Bake filled baguettes until cheese is golden-brown.
- Serve: Cut and serve the cheesy chicken garlic bread.
Notes
- For baby and toddler-friendly version, ensure chicken is fully cooked, cut into small pieces, and avoid adding extra salt.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/6 of recipe
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 780mg
- Fat: 23g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 90mg
