Chicken Caprese
Chicken with tomatoes and melted mozzarella — chicken caprese, caprese with pearl couscous, a sheet pan version, and one with mushrooms and green beans.
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dinnerChicken Caprese
Super simple chicken caprese using chicken tenders. Make them in the air fryer for even easier convenience!!
Kris MartinIngredients
- 6-8 Chicken tenders
- 1/2 pint Cherry tomatoes
- 4-6 Oz. Mozzarella cheese
- Fresh Basil
- Salt/ pepper
- Olive Oil
Instructions
- 1Rub oil on chicken tenders, then season chicken with garlic salt and pepper. Bake in air fryer at 375 degrees for about 15-18 minutes.
- 2Chop tomatoes in half, and cook down ina skillet with some olive oil and butter. (If you want). Add salt and pepper as needed.
- 3When chicken is done, put cook tomatoes on the chicken, place mozzarella cheese on top and pop back in air fryer for about 1-2 minutes.
- 4Place chopped basil on top. Enjoy. (You can also drizzle balsamic vinagerette on top if prefer).
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Open in Pepper →Chicken Tomatoes And Melted Mozzarella On A Weeknight
Chicken breasts and cherry tomatoes turn into something worth sitting down for the minute the mozzarella goes on top and softens. It's a short ingredient list you probably already keep on hand, and it cooks in one pan most nights.
Cooks on Pepper reach for this collection when the chicken is thawed, the day got away from them, and they still want dinner to look like they tried.
Every recipe here is a version of that idea: the basic Chicken Caprese with tenders and cherry tomatoes, a Chicken Caprese Sheet Pan Meal with mozzarella pearls, chicken caprese with pearl couscous, and one with mushrooms and green beans so the sides cook right alongside.
Quick Tips
- 1
Pound the breasts even
Halve thick chicken breasts lengthwise or pound them to about 1/2 inch so they cook through in 6 to 8 minutes without drying out.
- 2
Sear before the cheese
Get 3 to 4 minutes of hard sear per side in a hot pan first, then add mozzarella and cover for 2 minutes to melt it.
- 3
Blister the tomatoes
Cook cherry tomatoes over high heat for about 5 minutes until the skins split and they release their juice into the pan.
- 4
Rest before slicing
Let the chicken sit 5 minutes off the heat so the juices stay in the meat instead of running onto the plate.
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