Caprese Chicken (with Avocado)

Name: Caprese Chicken (with Avocado)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 (10 - 11 oz each) boneless skinless chicken breasts, butterflied and halved; 1/2 tsp garlic powder; 1/2 tsp onion powder; 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 Tbsp olive oil; 6 oz fresh mozzarella; 4 avocado slices; 2 medium vine ripened tomatoes; 3 Tbsp balsamic glaze; 1/3 cup chopped basil ribbons

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Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings
4 servings
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
Mediterranean

Caprese Chicken (with Avocado)

Iris Warren

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This Skillet Avocado Caprese Chicken will quickly become a dinner favorite! There's layer after layer of flavor and they all blend together so beautifully. And bonus it's so easy to make!

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Ingredients

Servings

2 (10 - 11 oz each) boneless skinless chicken breasts, butterflied and halved
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 Tbsp olive oil
6 oz fresh mozzarella , cut into 8 slices
4 avocado slices (from a firm but ripe large avocado)
2 medium vine ripened tomatoes , sliced
3 Tbsp balsamic glaze (I used Bertolli)*
1/3 cup chopped basil ribbons

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Instructions

In a bowl mix together garlic powder, onion powder, Italian seasoning, 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper.
Dab chicken dry with paper towels then sprinkle mixture evenly over both sides of each chicken cutlet. Heat olive oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat.
Add chicken (cover pan with a splatter screen if you have one) and cook until golden brown on bottom, about 4 - 6 minutes.
Rotate and cook opposite side until chicken has nearly cooked though (about 160 in center), reducing burner temperature just slightly if needed, about 4 - 5 minutes.
Add two slices of mozzarella to the top each cutlet, followed by one avocado slice, and 1 - 2 tomato slices.
Cover pan with lid, return to heat and allow to cook 1 - 2 minutes longer until cheese has melted and chicken registers 165 in center.
Sprinkle chicken with pepper, drizzle with balsamic glaze and sprinkle with fresh basil. Serve warm.

Notes

I have a homemade honey-balsamic glaze recipe that I used in my Peach and Prosciutto Pizza recipe — feel free to halve the balsamic glaze ingredients for this caprese chicken recipe.
Recipe source: Cooking Classy