Eating Smart with 3 Ingredients

I'm having a dinner party at our beautiful 

Hawaiian "open air" Owner's Lounge.  

One of my fav recipies for 18 guests in on the menu.  

It looks fancy, but is really very simple.  

A three-ingredient meal that's ready in half an hour.....

....and still looks elegant.  What could be better?  

Well, perhaps enjoying the ocean breeze flitting by 

as we dine outside....

Ingredients

4 servings - 312 calories per
  

•   4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
•  ½ C prepared basil pesto
•  4 thin slices prosciutto, or more if needed

Directions

Prep 10 minutes

Cook 25 minutes

Ready In 35 minutes

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).  Spray a baking dish or a baking sheet with non-stick spray.                                                                                                 
2. Spread about 2 tablespoons of pesto per chicken breast over the top of each breast.                                                                                                                                               
   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
3. Then wrap each piece in prosciutto slices to cover the entire breast.                                                             Place the wrapped chicken breasts into the prepared baking dish.                                                                                         
   
4.   Bake in the preheated oven until the chicken is no longer pink,                                                      the juices run clear, and the prosciutto is lightly crisped, about 25 minutes.

This can be "assembled" ahead of time, and then popped into the oven to cook at the last minute, which also makes it an excellent choice for entertaining.   

~~OR we've also done this on the grill.  In that instance, I sometimes cut the chicken breasts halves in half again (where do they grow these gargantuan chickens these days??); so as to cut the cooking time down.  You want them to be done, certainly, but not-so-done that they are dried out.

This one always elicits some "Ooooo's" and "Ahhhh's" from onlookers as Mr. C pulls them off the grill.   Crispy on the outside, lots of flavor and still moist on the inside.  

Serve it with pasta or rice or whatever you wish; then slice the cold leftovers over a bed of salad the next day, and it's a two-fer.

I should have taken a couple of shots when it came out of the oven, but........they all dived in before I had the chance.  

I guess that's the best endorsement of all.

And the last tip is this:  All three ingredients can be found at your local Costco ~ gotta' love that!