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Chicken Caprese

A simple dish that is an Italian Classic. This dish is lively, colorful and most of all deliciously perfect.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 3
Course: Main Dish
Calories: 594
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 6 Chicken Breasts
  • 3 Beefsteak Tomatoes
  • 1 block fresh Mozzarella Cheese cut into slices
  • 2 tbsp Basil fresh
  • 2 tsp Herbs de Provence
  • 1 cup Balsamic Vinegar
  • ¼ cup Brown Sugar
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Black Pepper

Method
 

  1. 1. Preheat the oven to 350*
    2. Lightly Spray a baking tray with cooking spray
    3. Place the chicken breasts on the baking tray and bake for 15 minutes
    4. In a saucepan add 1 cup of Balsamic Vinegar and heat to a boil
    5. Add in ¼ cup Brown Sugar
    6. Stir and reduce the heat to a simmer, simmer for 10 minutes
    7. Remove the baking tray from the oven and place a fresh slice of mozzarella cheese on each breast
    8. Sprinkle Salt and Pepper over each Chicken Breast
    9. Sprinkle a pinch of Herbs de Provence over the chicken breasts
    10. Return the baking tray to the oven one more time for 2 or 3 minutes until the cheese has started to melt
    11. Slice and place tomato on each fresh mozzarella slice
    12. Drizzle some of the Balsamic Glaze over each of the tomato

Notes

What is Caprese?
Simply it would be the cheese, tomato and basil. Then you can just put those ingredients on top of a thick chicken breast to get the Italian Chicken Caprese.