Chicken Caprese

In this chicken caprese recipe, boneless chicken breasts are topped with spinach, tomato, and buffalo mozzarella with a touch of balsamic vinegar.

• 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 the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic; cook until slightly softened, about 2 minutes, stirring often. Add spinach; toss with oil and garlic. Cover, remove from heat, and set aside until spinach wilted.

Step 3

Heat remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil in an oven-safe skillet. Add chicken breasts; cook until browned, about 4 minutes per side. Season with salt. Layer 1/4 each wilted spinach, tomato slices, and mozzarella slices on each breast. Season with black pepper and drizzle with balsamic vinegar.

Step 4

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