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Caprese Chicken (with Avocado)

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!

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

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 , 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

Instructions

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  1. In a bowl mix together garlic powder, onion powder, Italian seasoning, 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper. 
  2. 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. 
  3. Add chicken (cover pan with a splatter screen if you have one) and cook until golden brown on bottom, about 4 - 6 minutes. 
  4. 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.
  5. Add two slices of mozzarella to the top each cutlet, followed by one avocado slice, and 1 - 2 tomato slices.
  6. 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.
  7. 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