Caprese Chicken

Ingredients

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  ½ tbsp or 7g

• Chicken breast

  Broilers or fryers, meat only, raw

  8 oz or 227g

• Salt

  Table

  ½ dash or 0.2g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  ½ dash or 0.05g

• Balsamic vinegar

  2 tbsp or 32g

• Garlic

  Raw

  1 cloves, minced or 3g

• Cherry tomatoes

  Red, ripe, raw, year round average

  12 cherry tomato or 204g

• Basil

  Fresh

  1 tbsp, chopped or 3g

• Mozzarella cheese

  Part skim milk

  2 oz or 57g

Directions

1. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
2. Season chicken with salt and pepper, cook until golden and cooked through, about 6 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate.
3. Add balsamic vinegar to skillet to deglaze, then add garlic and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute.
4. Halve tomatoes, season with salt, add to skillet, and simmer until soft, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in basil.
5. Return chicken to skillet, nestle in tomatoes, top with a slice of mozzarella, and cover with lid to melt cheese.
6. Spoon tomatoes over chicken and serve.