One-Pan Caprese Chicken
This Caprese Chicken is one of my favorite kinds of meals because it comes together in just about 30 minutes and only uses one pan, which means less clean-up!
It’s a delicious meal that will please your family, and is just “fancy” enough to make for company too!
How to Make One-Pan Caprese ChickenBegin with boneless, skinless chicken breasts and thinly slice them to make chicken cutlets. For an easy shortcut, ask the meat counter at your grocery store to do this for you.
Brown the cutlets in olive oil in an oven-proof pan.
My Lodge Cast Iron Skillet worked perfectly for this, but if you don’t have a pan that can go from stovetop to oven, simply brown your chicken in a skillet and then transfer to a baking dish before placing in the oven.
Here’s where some of the amazing flavor comes in with little effort on your part: Spread each cutlet with about 2 tablespoons of your favorite pesto.
If you have a lot of basil in your garden, maybe you want to use homemade pesto, but jarred pesto works just as well.
For mine, I used this sun-dried tomato pesto because I already had it on hand, but choose any kind of pesto that you prefer. This one from Whole Foods is another favorite of mine.
Top each piece of chicken with a couple of thick slices of fresh mozzarella and some fresh tomato slices.
Baked Caprese Chicken with Pesto
Transfer the pan to an oven to a 400-degree oven and bake for 10-15 minutes, until the internal temp of the chicken is 165 degrees.
It’s already looking good, but there’s more….
Garnish with some thinly sliced fresh basil…
And then drizzle with some balsamic glaze.
OMG, isn’t it so pretty?!
And the best part? It tastes even better than it looks!
For one pan, and only 30 minutes, it just doesn’t get much better than this, friends.
What to Serve with Caprese Chicken: (Visit The House on Silverado for all of these side dish recipes below.)
Corn, Tomato & Avocado Salad
A fresh and easy summery side dish.
Easy Beer Bread
This recipe is great when you want hot and fresh bread for dinner in a hurry! No yeast required and no time spent waiting for bread to rise!
Crispy Zucchini Fritters
A delicious and easy side dish or appetizer to make with all that garden zucchini!Fresh
Tomato & Basil Risotto
Tomato, basil, and parmesan combine to make a delicious side dish!
With fresh basil and tomatoes in abundance in home gardens and farmers’ markets right now, this is a recipe you’ll want to make over and over all summer long.
PS. If you like this recipe, you might also enjoy my Balsamic Chicken with Fresh Tomatoes.
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One-Pan Caprese Chicken
Recipe details
- 4 servings
- Prep time: 10 Minutes Cook time: 20 Minutes Total time: 30 min
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So where can I find the recipe for the Easy Beer Bread? I went to "the house on silverado" but no recipe there.
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