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Pesto Chicken French Bread Pizza

Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Total Time1 hour 5 minutes
Course: Appetizer

Ingredients

  • 1/2 - 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • Desired seasonings
  • 2 loaves French bread, halved lengthwise
  • 1 – 1 1/2 cup pesto
  • 2 cup Italian or pizza blend cheese

Instructions

  • Season chicken breasts to taste. (I used a Tuscan spice blend, but even just some simple salt and pepper would work.) Bake at 350 degrees until fully cooked, about 30 minutes. Let cool and cut into thin slices.
  • Spread pesto on each of the four halves of bread. Evenly layer the chicken pieces on top of the pesto.
  •  Cover completely with cheese and bake at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes, until cheese is completely melted and lightly golden brown.

Notes

If I had been thinking ahead a bit, I probably would have picked a big tomato to slice and add to our pizzas as well. That would have added some nice contrasting texture and color. But they were still great as is.
We enjoyed the pizzas for dinner with a salad and some grapes, but they’d work equally as well for an appetizer when entertaining.