5.0 from 51 votes
Caprese Chicken Skillet
One pan caprese chicken dinner
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 398 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
Italian-American Fussion
Ingredients
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 1/2 tsp dried basil
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 2 tbsp avocado oil
- 4 cloves of garlic
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1 1/2 cup Cherry or grape tomatoes
- 2 oz mozzarella cheese
- fresh basil
Instructions
- Slice the chicken breasts in half horizontally so you have 4 thinner pieces
- Pound chicken with a meat tenderizer until it lays flat, but not too thin
- Mince garlic
- Combine salt, pepper, dried oregano, and dried basil in a small mixing bowl
- Season all chicken pieces on both sides with seasoning mixture
- Preheat oven to 350F
- Heat 2 tbsp oil over medium-high heat in a large oven safe pan - I use a cast iron skillet
- Once oil is hot carefully place chicken in the pan
- Cook for 2 minutes on each side
- Remove chicken from pan and reduce the heat to low
- Allow the pan to cool slightly so you don’t burn your garlic
- Add minced garlic to the pan and saute for a minute moving constantly so that the garlic doesn't burn
- Add the balsamic vinegar to the pan and stir - the balsamic will bubble up so be careful
- Add the tomatoes to the pan and increase the heat to medium
- Saute for 2-3 minutes
- Turn the heat off the stove and add the chicken back to the pan and toss to coat in the balsamic sauce
- Top the tomatoes and chicken with mozzarella - I used mini mozzarella balls
- Place in the oven to bake at 350F for 10 minutes
- Remove from the oven and top with fresh basil and enjoy!
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Nutrition Information
Serving
2g
Calories
398kcal
(20%)
Carbohydrates
13g
(4%)
Protein
32g
(64%)
Fat
23g
(35%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Monounsaturated Fat
13g
Trans Fat
0.01g
Cholesterol
95mg
(32%)
Sodium
1493mg
(62%)
Potassium
763mg
(22%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
786IU
(16%)
Vitamin C
29mg
(32%)
Calcium
197mg
(20%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 398
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 2g | |
| Calories | 398kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 13g | 4% |
| Protein | 32g | 64% |
| Fat | 23g | 35% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 95mg | 32% |
| Sodium | 1493mg | 62% |
| Potassium | 763mg | 16% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 786IU | 16% |
| Vitamin C | 29mg | 32% |
| Calcium | 197mg | 20% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.