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Chicken Breast Stuffed with Pesto & Sun-Dried Tomatoes

A simple boneless, skinless chicken breast stuffed with pesto and sun-dried tomatoes and topped with pancetta. A quick weeknight meal that is a great main dish to go with some pasta and a salad.

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Chicken Breast Stuffed with Pesto & Sun-Dried Tomatoes

Why it works: Chicken and tomato are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 6,031 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Chicken Breast Stuffed with Pesto & Sun-Dried Tomatoes

Serves 4
Prep5 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

306Calories
32 gProtein
17 gFat
5 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Tomato1 medium (123g)22

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By tastykitchen. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Chicken + tomatotop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,031 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs