This quick and easy caprese is packed with flavor that sends you on an Italian food journey as you taste your way through a world of fresh ingredients. It comes together in less than 30 minutes. Doesn’t get any better than that.
Hasselback Chicken Caprese
This quick and easy caprese is packed with flavor that sends you on an Italian food journey as you taste your way through a world of fresh ingredients. It comes together in less than 30 minutes.
Ingredients
- 6 skinless chicken breasts
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- Kosher salt and ground pepper, to taste
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1/2 lb fresh mozzarella, sliced
- 1 cup baby spinach
- 1 tomato, sliced into half moons
- 1 cup fresh basil leaves
- Balsamic glaze, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Prepare baking sheet. Set aside.
- Place chicken breasts on cutting board. Cut about 4-5 slits horizontally on along each chicken breast. Make sure you don’t cut through the chicken completely. Transfer to baking sheet.
- Season chicken with kosher salt, ground pepper and Italian seasoning. Drizzle a little olive oil over chicken.
- In no particular order, stuff chicken with mozzarella, spinach and tomatoes. Alternate and shift these ingredients between chicken breasts to create more variation. Place baking sheet into oven.
- Bake at 400°F for 25 minutes until chicken is cooked through (at 165°F internal temperature) and no more pink showing.
- Remove from oven. Garnish with shredded fresh basil and drizzle balsamic glaze in a horizontal motion over the top.
- Serve immediately.
