Pesto Chicken

Name: Pesto Chicken
Ingredients: 1 - 1.5 lbs chicken tenders; new potatoes; carrots; basil pesto sauce (green); shredded romano or parmigiana cheese; pine nuts; garlic butter; salt; pepper; olive oil

10 ingredients

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Ingredients

1 - 1.5 lbs chicken tenders
new potatoes
carrots
basil pesto sauce (green)
shredded romano or parmigiana cheese
pine nuts
garlic butter
salt
pepper
olive oil

Directions

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