Caprese Chicken Skillet

This Caprese Chicken Skillet is made with seasoned chicken breasts cooked in a balsamic sauce with tomatoes and mozzarella. Turn your caprese salad into a full meal!

Turn your Caprese salad into a meal with chicken

My favorite summer salad is the caprese salad. I love to make it with big fresh Jersey tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, basil from the garden, and a drizzle of balsamic glaze.

I took all the flavors of a Caprese salad and created a skillet meal that I could make any time. For this recipe, I swapped in some balsamic vinegar for the glaze, mini mozzarella balls for the sliced mozzarella, and cherry tomatoes for the full sliced tomatoes.

What is Caprese chicken?

The word caprese in Italian means salad of Capri. It is traditionally made with large sliced tomatoes, large slices of mozzarella, and fresh basil leaves. Some people say it doesn’t need any oil or vinegar, but I love a drizzle of balsamic vinegar.

The caprese salad remains popular in Italy and Italian restaurants because it highlights fresh Italian ingredients and resembles the Italian flags. It is now popular in many places to add chicken to the ingredients of a caprese salad to make caprese chicken.

On menus, you can find Caprese chicken salads and Caprese chicken sandwiches. I borrowed that idea to make a Caprese Chicken Skillet.

What kitchen tools will I need to make this simple chicken skillet?

• Large oven safe pan like a cast iron skillet
• Sharp knife
• Cutting board
• Measuring spoons
• Liquid measuring cup

What ingredients will I need to make this chicken caprese?

• Boneless skinless chicken breasts
• Salt
• Pepper
• Dried oregano
• Dried basil
• Balsamic vinegar
• Avocado oil
• Mozzarella
• Cherry or grape tomatoes
• Fresh basil

Let’s make Caprese Chicken Skillet!

Step 1: Prep chicken

To being, slice the chicken breasts in half horizontally so you have 4 thinner pieces. Then, pound chicken with a meat tenderizer until it lays flat, but not too thin.

Next, mince the garlic cloves. Combine salt, pepper, dried oregano, and dried basil in a small mixing bowl.

Then, season all chicken pieces on both sides with seasoning mixture and preheat oven to 350F.

Step 2: Sear chicken

Next, heat 2 tbsp oil over medium-high heat in a large oven-safe pan. I use a cast iron skillet/.

Once the oil is hot carefully place chicken in the pan. Then, cook the chicken for 2 minutes on each side. Remove chicken from pan and reduce the heat to low.

Step 3: Prepare balsamic sauce

Next, allow the pan to cool slightly so you don’t burn your garlic. Then, 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. Then, add the tomatoes to the pan and increase the heat to medium. Saute for 2-3 minutes.

Step 4: Melt mozzarella cheese in oven

Next, 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.

Finally, place the chicken in the oven to bake at 350F for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and top with fresh basil and enjoy!

Step 5: Enjoy!

How long will this balsamic chicken keep in the fridge?

Once prepared, allow the chicken to cool completely. Place in an air tight container and store in the fridge for up to 4 days. Reheat in a skillet, the oven or the microwave.

You can find the full recipe below. If you make this recipe, please rate and review it in the comments, or share it with me on Instagram!

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