Italian Chicken Bake

INGREDIENTS

• 8 chicken thighs
• 2 cans Italian-style diced tomatoes
• 1/2 c pesto
• 2 c shredded Mozzarella cheese
• 2 Tbsp herb and cheese blend

PREPARATION

1. Heat oven to 450 (original calls for 400)
2. Pour cans of tomatoes into 13" x 9" pan and spread evenly
3. Place chicken thighs, skin-side up, on tomatoes.
4. Drop about 1 Tbsp pesto on each thigh, then when they're all dropped, spread with the back of a spoon.
5. Bake 50-55 minutes until chicken is cooked through.
6. Top with shredded mozzarella and sprinkle with herb and cheese blend and return to the oven and bake 5 minutes or until cheese melts.

( based on a recipe from kroger.com )

-- JMag Guthrie - 2017-01-07