Delicious Chicken Caprese
how to make tender chicken with tomatoes and cheese in under 20 minutes
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Supply List
- 3 Boneless chicken breast washed, dried and tenderized
- Sliced tomatoes two small tomatoes for 3 chicken breasts
- Mozzarella cheese I buy a block and slice it
- Basil paste
- Pesto
- Canola Oil
- Crushed garlic
- water
- Bread crumbs
- Salt
- Pepper
- Dry parsley
- Italian Seasoning
Instructions : Step by Step
- Tenderize chicken with meat mallet
- Baste chicken with Pesto/basil mixture (see below)
- Add sliced mozzarella to each piece of chicken once basted with pesto/crumb mix and top with tomatoes (I added 3/4 pieces of tomato to each piece of chicken)
- Spread bread crumb mixture (see below) on top of tomato and mozzarella
- Sprinkle dried parsley across top
- Pesto/*basil* mixture:
- Mix with spoon 1/4 cup pesto & 1tsp basil
- Bread crumb mixture:
- Mix with spoon
- 1/4 cup bread crumbs
- 2 tbsp canola oil
- 1 tsp crushed garlic
- 1/8 cup water
- Pinch of each seasoning
- *BAKE 400 / 30 MINUTES OR UNTIL NO PINK
- Serves 3
Servings: 4