Chicken Caprese
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 cup Italian style breadcrumbs
- 2 -3 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 roma tomatoes
- 1⁄2 cup basil, loosely packed
- 12 ounces fresh mozzarella balls
directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Chop Roma tomatoes into bite size pieces and put in a bowl. Tear or chiffonade basil and add to tomatoes, stirring to combine. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
- Rinse and dry chicken. Slice each breast in half. Place each half between two pieces of plastic wrap or wax paper and pound with a meat mallet or heavy can to 1/4 inch in depth.
- Dredge each breast in flour and let dry on a rack for about 10 minutes. Re-dredge each piece in flour again and then dip in egg wash and then in bread crumbs. Let the chicken dry on a rack for another ten minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat a large skillet or saute pan over medium high heat. Put 2 tablespoons of olive oil in pan and when the oil is hot add chicken pieces a few at a time. Cook each side for 2 minutes and then transfer to a 9x13 baking dish. Continue cooking all pieces adding more oil if necessary. Place all chicken in baking dish, trying to have as little overlap as possible.
- Chop mozzarella into 3/4 inch cubes and sprinkle over chicken. Sprinkle tomato mixture over cheese and bake in oven for about 15 minutes until chicken is cooked through and cheese is melted.
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Reviews
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We LOVED this! The only thing I will change next time, is that I will saute the tomato & basil mixture separately, and add it as a topper after the chicken comes out of the oven. The juices from the tomatoes kept the breadcrumb coating from any hope of crispiness. But overall, the dish was fantastic, and I will make many more times!
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Finally a recipe that actually works to get a nice crispy crust. I always did the standard flour, egg, and bread crumbs but it was never very successful. This was great as written but I can definitely see using this as a base for all types of ingredients. Next time I might try it with mushrooms and white wine. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
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