Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, chicken caprese. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Chicken breasts are marinated in Italian dressing, seared in a hot skillet, and baked with mozzarella cheese and tomato slices. The chicken is topped with fresh basil leaves and a drizzle of balsamic vinegar. Start marinating in the morning and finish cooking when you get home.
Chicken Caprese is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Chicken Caprese is something that I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have chicken caprese using 18 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Chicken Caprese:
- Make ready DREDGING MIX
- Make ready 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- Prepare 1/4 cup Romano cheese, grated
- Get 1/2 tsp granulated garlic
- Prepare 1/4 tsp pepper and salt to taste
- Prepare 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning blend
- Prepare 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
- Take CHICKEN AND SAUCE
- Prepare 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut in 1/4 slices
- Make ready 1 cup fresh mozzarella balls, or thin sliced fresh mozzarella cheese
- Get 1 cup fresh grape tomatos
- Prepare 1/4 cup low sodium chicken broth
- Make ready 2 tbsp Balsamic vinegar
- Make ready 1/4 cup cream, heavy or light
- Make ready 2 tbsp chopped fresh basil
- Take 1 tbsp chopped fresh chives
- Get 1 tbsp olive oil
- Make ready 1 tbsp butter, salted or unsalted
Balsamic glaze is the vinegar that's been cooked down to create a thick, syrupy liquid that's more mellow than standard balsamic vinegar. The classic Italian combination of tomatoes, basil, and mozzarella is one of my favorites. This Caprese Chicken Skillet takes all the typical caprese salad ingredients and adds chicken, red onions, garlic and thyme to make a delicious yet simple summer dinner. For more caprese-inspired recipes, try my Chicken and Spiralized Zucchini Caprese, and French Bread Pizza Caprese.
Instructions to make Chicken Caprese:
- Whisk all dredging ingredients in a bowl to mix well
- Dredge chicken slices in mixture just to lightly coat and dry chicken
- Heat oil and butter in large skillet. Add prepared chicken slices and cook until golden on one side, about 2 minutes. Turn over
- Add mozzarella over chicken and scatter grape tomatos around pan. Cover and cook just until chicken is cooked through and cheese melts, about 3 to 4 minutes
- Remove chicken, tomatos and cheese to a serving platter. Tent with foil to keep warm while making sauce. Into skillet chicken was cooked in add chicken broth, scrape up any brown bits on pan while heating brth to a boil, cokl until just a couple of tablespoons are left. Add cream and balsamic vinegar and cook until its a sauce consistancy, about 3 minutes. Add basil and chives.
- Drizzle sauce over chicken, serve any remaining sauce on the side
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