Caprese Chicken Recipe is an easy dinner recipe that turns boneless, skinless chicken breasts into a delicious 30 minute meal!
I love having easy, go-to dinner recipes that I can turn to on busy nights.
This Caprese Chicken recipe is one of my favorites. It only takes 30 minutes to make and is a delicious, flavor-packed dinner.
Each piece of chicken is topped with a slice of fresh mozzarella cheese, sautéed grape tomatoes, and a drizzle of balsamic glaze.
The simplicity of this recipe makes it a great dinner to make in summer when tomatoes and basil are fresh. I serve it with a simple green salad and a loaf of whole-grain bread.
This chicken re-heats well, and I always look forward to the leftovers for lunch the next day. Give it a try, and you’ll want to add it to your regular dinner rotation, too!
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Caprese Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves about 1 pound total
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- Salt and pepper
- 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 cup grape tomatoes halved
- 3 tablespoons torn fresh basil divided
- 4 slices fresh mozzarella
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add olive oil.
- Season chicken with Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper.
- Add chicken to pan, and cook until golden and cooked through, about 6-8 minutes per side.
- Transfer cooked chicken to a plate.
- Reduce heat to medium-low.
- Add balsamic vinegar and brown sugar to skillet, and stir to combine.
- Stir in garlic, and cook for 1 minute.
- Add tomatoes. and season with salt.
- Let tomatoes simmer until soft, 6-7 minutes.
- Stir in half basil.
- Return chicken to skillet.
- Top with mozzarella, and cover to melt cheese.
- Spoon tomatoes over chicken and sprinkle with remaining basil before serving.
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Easy Chicken Recipes says
September 3, 2018 at 3:35 amDear Kate,
Caprese Chicken Recipe is a new recipe for me. I like your explanation. thank u for sharing with us.
Kate says
September 3, 2018 at 3:08 pmThanks! =)
Cami says
August 28, 2018 at 12:18 pmI made this and my kids asked me to make it the next night. This will be on our regular dinner menu. Thanks!
Kate says
August 28, 2018 at 5:58 pmYay!! I’m glad your family liked it! Thanks for coming back to comment. =)
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July 13, 2018 at 1:38 amThese look delish recipes. I Waiting for your next recipes post.
Kate says
July 14, 2018 at 1:58 amThank you! =)
Christina says
June 12, 2018 at 7:15 amDelicious!Kate. Thanks for Great sharing chicken recipe. I always love chicken. I will try this recipe but I confused that how much need pepper.
Kate says
June 12, 2018 at 2:31 pmThank you! You’ll just want to season with salt and pepper according to your tastes. I usually use about 1/2 teaspoon. Hope that helps!
Vera Zecevic says
June 6, 2018 at 7:15 amWow! What a unique chicken recipe! It’s so fun to try new ideas like this. Stuffed chicken has so much flavor.
Kate says
June 6, 2018 at 3:37 pmThank you so much!
Kris says
May 25, 2018 at 5:40 pmI am definitely try this one. If I leave off the cheese I wonder what the Cholesterol would be.
Kate says
May 25, 2018 at 5:43 pmIt’s one of my favorites! Without the cheese, it has 72 mg of cholesterol. =)
Kim says
April 25, 2018 at 5:43 amSuch an interesting chicken recipe. I think I will it a try this weekend. Thank!
Kate says
April 25, 2018 at 9:03 amThanks! Hope you enjoy it!
Sarah says
April 22, 2018 at 12:21 amThank you! One of the best recipes I’ve tried. This chicken is crazy good!
Kate says
April 22, 2018 at 12:23 amSo glad you liked it! Thank you for the huge compliment! =)