Pesto Butter Chicken with Roasted Tomatoes

🌿 Pesto Butter Chicken with Roasted Tomatoes 🍗🍅

This vibrant and creamy pesto butter chicken is bursting with flavor from garlicky herb sauce, golden-seared chicken, and sweet roasted cherry tomatoes. It’s comforting, elegant, and incredibly easy to prepare. Serve it with your favorite carbs like pasta, rice, or crusty bread to soak up all that herby, buttery goodness!

🧾 Ingredients (Serves 4)

For the Chicken:

• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs
• Salt & black pepper, to taste
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp butter (divided)
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• ½ cup heavy cream
• ¼ cup basil pesto (homemade or store-bought)
• ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• Optional: pinch of chili flakes

For the Roasted Tomatoes:

• 2 cups cherry tomatoes (red or multicolored)
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• Salt & pepper
• 1 tsp dried oregano or basil

👩‍🍳 Instructions