Garlic Balsamic Caprese Chicken
User Reviews
5.0
9 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
15 mins
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Total Time
35 mins
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Servings
4 servings
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Course
Main Course, Others
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Cuisine
Italian
Garlic Balsamic Caprese Chicken
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Juicy caprese chicken, marinated in a garlic balsamic marinade, is baked to perfection with burst cherry tomatoes, melted mozzarella cheese, fresh basil!
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Ingredients
- GARLIC BALSAMIC MARINADE
- 8 cloves garlic minced
- 1 large shallot minced
- 3 leaves fresh basil minced
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 3-4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- TOPPINGS FOR THE CHICKEN
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes left whole or sliced in half lengthwise
- 1 - 8 oz ball fresh mozzarella cheese sliced
- leaves handful fresh basil sliced
- balsamic glaze optional
Instructions
- Chop garlic, shallots and basil. Add to gallon size ziploc bag.
- Add Dijon mustard, salt, pepper, vinegar and oil. Close bag and shake well to combine.
- Trim chicken breasts of fat and place in marinade bag. Massage marinade into chicken and place bag on a plate in the refrigerator for approximately 8 hours or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F and pull the marinated chicken out of the refrigerator to warm
- up on your counter.
- Heat a large oven safe skillet (I use cast iron), over medium high heat with a drizzle of oil.
- Add chicken to hot pan, and let caramelize for 3 minutes, flip chicken to
- caramelize on the other side for 2 minutes.
- Turn off burner and place pan in oven for approximately 15-20 minutes (depending on the thickness of your chicken).
- While chicken is cooking, chop up your topping ingredients and set aside.
- The last 7 minutes of cooking time, add cherry tomatoes to the pan around the chicken.
- Once chicken is cooked through (use a meat thermometer to be sure it's at 165 degrees F), lay slices of mozzarella cheese over the top of the chicken and return to the oven.
- Change oven setting to BROIL and broil on HIGH for several minutes, until the cheese is melted to your liking.
- Sprinkle chicken with sliced fresh basil and drizzle with balsamic glaze if desired.
Notes
- To make your own balsamic reduction glaze, simply add about 1 cup of balsamic vinegar to a small saucepan with 1 Tbsp brown sugar. Heat over MED HIGH heat to bring it to a simmer, then reduce heat to LOW to keep it simmering. Let simmer for 10-15 minutes, until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Remove from heat and cool. Can be kept refrigerated.
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Overall Rating
5.0
9 reviews
Excellent
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