The recipe Baked Chicken Caprese can be made in roughly 30 minutes. One portion of this dish contains approximately 50g of protein, 24g of fat, and a total of 649 calories. This recipe serves 4. For $4.06 per serving, this recipe covers 47% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe is liked by 1 foodies and cooks. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. If you have skinless boneless chicken breasts, garlic powder, fresh mozzarella, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It works well as a main course. It is brought to you by Foodista. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 81%. This score is super. Baked Caprese Chicken Thighs, Baked Chicken Caprese with Pesto, and Balsamic Caprese Baked Chicken are very similar to this recipe.
Baked Chicken Caprese Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Rinse and pat dry each piece of chicken, making sure it is well-dried. Trim off all the fat or loose pieces of meat.
- Sprinkle salt, pepper and garlic powder onto both sides of each chicken breast.
- Add olive oil to saute pan on medium high heat, then add your chicken (cook in batches if needed).
- Cook each breast for 3-4 minutes a side, until it has a golden sear on both sides.
- Place the chicken in a 9x13 baking dish, and bake on the middle oven rack for 15 minutes at 450 degrees.
- Cook pasta while the chicken is in the oven baking.
- Remove baking dish and reduce oven to 350 degrees. Quickly spoon pasta sauce onto each piece, top with 2-3 pieces of fresh basil and one slice of fresh mozzarella. Return the chicken to the oven for 5 more minutes - or until the cheese has melted, Ensure chicken reaches a minimum internal temperature of 165 degrees.
- Serve over pasta and garnish with remaining basil.
- Recipe Notes: You can also garnish with fresh chopped tomatoes if desired.
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