Easy Baked Pesto Mozzarella Chicken Recipe

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F and spray a large 11 x 8-inch baking dish with your favorite non-stick cooking spray.
Add the chicken breasts to the baking dish in a single layer and drizzle with approximately 1 tablespoon olive oil. Sprinkle the chicken breasts with salt and pepper, paprika, and garlic powder. Turn to coat.
Add the prepared pesto sauce over the top of the chicken breasts. Use a silicone spatula to evenly distribute the sauce over each chicken breast and use kitchen tongs to flip each chicken breast 1-2 times to really cover the entire surface.
Top each chicken breast with sliced mozzarella cheese and add the cherry tomatoes.
Tent your baking dish with foil and transfer it to the oven. Bake, covered, for 20 minutes. Then uncover and continue to bake for an additional 5-15 minutes, or until the internal temperature of the chicken registers 160 degrees as measured with a digital meat thermometer.