Chicken Caprese

Chicken Breast - Meat and Poultry

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

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 30 mins

Total: 50 mins

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings

Chicken Caprese

Ingredients

3 tablespoons olive oil

2 cloves garlic

minced

2 cups spinach

3 tablespoons olive oil

4 skinless

boneless chicken breast halves

salt to taste

2 beefsteak tomatoes

sliced

2 (4 ounce) balls of buffalo mozzarella

sliced

ground black pepper

1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

or to taste

Meat and Poultry

Directions

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).

Nutritional Information

Chicken Caprese

Servings Per Recipe:4

Calories: 496.4

% Daily Value *

Protein: 36.4g 73%

Carbohydrates: 7.6g 2%

Dietary Fiber: 2.9g 12%

Sugars: 3.5g

Fat: 35.3g 54%

Saturated Fat: 11.6g 58%

Cholesterol: 105.4mg 35%

Vitamin A Iu: 9946IU 199%

Niacin Equivalents: 13.1mg 101%

Vitamin B6: 0.5mg 28%

Vitamin C: 10.6mg 18%

Folate: 122.4mcg 31%

Calcium: 444.5mg 44%

Iron: 2.9mg 16%

Magnesium: 83.3mg 30%

Potassium: 537.8mg 15%

Sodium: 192.5mg 8%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 13%

Calories From Fat: 318.1

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.