{"id":2017,"date":"2025-09-29T09:44:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T12:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ronspencer.com\/?p=2017"},"modified":"2025-09-29T09:44:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T12:44:01","slug":"pesto-chicken-roasted-veggie-sheet-pan-dinner-serves-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ronspencer.com\/?p=2017","title":{"rendered":"Pesto Chicken &amp; Roasted Veggie Sheet Pan Dinner (Serves 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83e\uddc4 Ingredients<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (or thighs)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bd cup fresh basil pesto <em>(plus a little extra for serving)<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/thesuburbansoapbox.com\/the-very-best-basil-pesto-recipe-and-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">See recipe here to make fresh Pesto.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bd red bell pepper, sliced<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 small zucchini, sliced into half moons<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 small yellow squash, sliced<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bd small red onion, sliced<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bd cup cherry tomatoes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 tbsp olive oil<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Salt &amp; black pepper, to taste<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Optional: grated parmesan and a few pine nuts for garnish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83e\udd63 Instructions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Marinate the chicken:<\/strong> Coat the chicken with about \u00bc cup of pesto. Cover and let it marinate for <strong>30 minutes<\/strong> (or overnight for deeper flavor).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Preheat oven:<\/strong> 400\u00b0F (200\u00b0C).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Prep the veggies:<\/strong> Toss all the vegetables with olive oil, salt, and pepper on a large sheet pan.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Add the chicken:<\/strong> Place the marinated chicken on top of the veggies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Roast:<\/strong> Bake for <strong>25\u201330 minutes<\/strong>, or until the chicken reaches <strong>165\u00b0F (74\u00b0C)<\/strong> inside and veggies are tender.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Finish &amp; serve:<\/strong> Spoon the remaining pesto over the hot chicken. Top with parmesan and pine nuts if desired.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83e\uddc4 Ingredients \ud83e\udd63 Instructions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[58,20,46,62],"class_list":["post-2017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-chicken","tag-cooking","tag-dinner","tag-vege"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p82n0m-wx","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ronspencer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ronspencer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ronspencer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ronspencer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ronspencer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2017"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ronspencer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2017\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2018,"href":"https:\/\/ronspencer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2017\/revisions\/2018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ronspencer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ronspencer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ronspencer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}