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Pesto Chicken in the Air Fryer

4.91 / 5 ( 10 Reviews )

Get ready for this delicious Pesto Chicken in the Air Fryer – it is so tasty and perfectly seasoned with tender veggies.

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I feel like sometimes it is easy to get bored with the normal chicken dinner recipe –enter this Pesto Chicken in the Air Fryer,

Especially if you love basil, you are going to love this easy dinner recipe. Even your pickiest eater will enjoy the flavor of this entree.

You can even switch up the veggies if you prefer other ones, but this recipe is nice because it has everything all in one dish!

Ingredients and Supplies You’ll Need to Make Pesto Chicken in the Air Fryer:

Ingredients:

Chicken breast, boneless and skinless chopped into bite-size pieces
Red onion, chopped into bit size pieces
Bell pepper, chopped into bit size pieces
Zucchini, chopped into bit size pieces
Basil pesto

Optional:

Mozzarella cheese, or to taste
Cheese tortellini or pasta of choice

Supplies

Knife
Cutting board
Air fryer (Cosori Pro II)

Do I need to use all the vegetables?

You definitely don’t have to if you don’t want it. However, the veggies of course add flavor and nutrients to this meal which is great. Plus they taste amazing covered in pesto.

What to serve with this chicken dinner recipe?

This sheet pan chicken dinner can stand alone on its own with just the chicken and vegetables. But, if you want, you can always make some rice, pasta, or my favorite cheese tortellini to serve with it. Yummy!

How to make Pesto Chicken in the Air Fryer:

Step 1: Prepare chicken and vegetables

Start by washing and drying all the produce. Then using a sharp knife cut the chicken and vegetables into bite-sized pieces.

Step 2: Add seasoning

Once you have everything chopped up, place it in a medium-sized bowl and add in the pesto. Stir everything together until it is coated in the pesto sauce.

Step 3: Add to the air fryer

Place everything in the air fryer basket in a single layer so everything cooks evenly.

Note: You may need to cook in batches depending on the size of your air fryer.

Step 4: Cook the pesto chicken

Now, air fry at the dinner at 380 degrees F or 193 degrees C for 12 minutes, stirring at the halfway point, or until the internal temperature chicken comes to 165 degrees F or 74 degrees C.

Step 5: Finishing touches

After the chicken is done cooking, sprinkle on mozzarella cheese.

Either close the air fryer basket and let the cheese melt or bake for an additional 2-3 minutes depending on if you want melted or charred cheese.

Then simply serve over pasta of choice or rice.

Sheet pan dinners

This dinner is a lot like our other sheet pan dinners where you can cook everything in one pan (or air fryer for our purposes). Give these a try next!

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Final Thoughts

What I love about this recipe is that you can make everything that you might want to serve for dinner all in one basket. And not only that, but it turns out wonderfully,

The flavors pair together nicely and produce a wonderfully tender chicken and veggie dinner. Have you tried other sheet pan dinners like this one?

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