Chicken Caprese is as good as it sounds--a combo of Caprese Salad flavors all stuffed and cooked with chicken breast. So you have the best of both worlds --best of Caprese, and best Chicken recipe! This weeknight dinner wonder will be your favorite potluck, leftover lunch, summer dinner, fancy Italian mood dinner!
Start by preparing the chicken. Place the chicken breast on a cutting board.
Use a sharp knife to cut through the chicken in half lengthwise without cutting all the way through.
This is what the chicken looks like and it's called a butterflied chicken breast.
Now you'll need to blend all the seasoning and spices to flavor the chicken.
Sprinkle the slices on both sides of the chicken breast.
start layering the caprese ingredients. Start with the cheese, followed by the basil and then tomatoes on one half of the chicken breast.
Cover the caprese ingredients by folding the other half of the chicken over it.
Now use toothpicks and securely close up the open side of the chicken breasts.
Place the butter in a heavy duty skillet and melt. Then place the chicken in the hot skillet, top side down until it forms a golden crust. This takes 5-7 minutes.
Flip the chicken when golden and cook for another 3-4 minutes before placing the skillet in a preheated 375 degree oven.
The chicken will bake in the oven for 15 minutes until cooked through.
When ready, drizzle some quality olive oil over the chicken, add some basil pesto, fresh basil and more tomato slices if you need.
Enjoy! Cut through and see how juicy and tasty the chicken is
A classic Italian dish made with chicken, mozzarella, tomatoes, basil, olive oil and cooked.
Salad, sandwich, pasta, beans, rice, croutons and anything you like!
I love basil pesto if basil is unavailable. However if you want to swap the herb completely then I would suggest oregano like this Tomato Salad.
It's believed that the salad came from the Italian island of Capri and hence the name.
The combo of flavors is incredible and the tomatoes are loaded with vitamin C and so good for you!
Make the recipe as is, and then cut the chicken and make it into a sandwich with a spread of basil mayo or garlic aioli. So GOOD!
My favorite way to make this is either by making my crowd pleasing Caprese Salad and then slicing this chicken caprese recipe and arranging it with the salad.
Or by making the chicken recipe only and adding it over a bed of arugula/greens, adding more tomatoes and bocconcini cheese. And finally dressing it with a fresh basil vinaigrette which you can find in my Italian Panzanella Salad With Basil Dressing.