Chicken Caprese

Boneless chicken breasts topped with spinach, tomato, and buffalo mozzarella with a touch of balsamic serves up beautifully with a side pasta tossed with pesto.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 496 Calories

Ingredients

• salt to taste
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar, or to taste
• 2 cups spinach
• 2 beefsteak tomatoes, sliced
• 2 (4 ounce) balls of buffalo mozzarella, sliced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir garlic into hot oil and cook until slightly softened, about 2 minutes, stirring often. Add spinach and toss with hot oil and garlic; cover and remove from heat. Set spinach mixture aside to wilt spinach.

Step 3

Heat 3 more tablespoons olive oil in an oven-safe skillet. Cook chicken breasts in hot oil until browned, about 4 minutes per side. Season with salt. Layer 1/4 of the wilted spinach, tomato slices, and mozzarella slices on top of each breast. Season with ground black pepper and drizzle with balsamic vinegar.

Step 4

Bake in preheated oven until cheese has browned and chicken is no longer pink inside, about 15 minutes. An instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a breast should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).