Chicken Caprese

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 cups spinach
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• salt to taste
• 2 beefsteak tomatoes, sliced
• 2 (4 ounce) balls of buffalo mozzarella, sliced
• ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar, or to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 50 mins


• preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c).
• heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. stir garlic into hot oil and cook until slightly softened, about 2 minutes, stirring often. add spinach and toss with hot oil and garlic; cover and remove from heat. set spinach mixture aside to wilt spinach.
• heat 3 more tablespoons olive oil in an oven-safe skillet. cook chicken breasts in hot oil until browned, about 4 minutes per side. season with salt. layer 1/4 of the wilted spinach, tomato slices, and mozzarella slices on top of each breast. season with ground black pepper and drizzle with balsamic vinegar.
• bake in preheated oven until cheese has browned and chicken is no longer pink inside, about 15 minutes. an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a breast should read at least 160 degrees f (70 degrees c).