Quick & Easy Stuffed Caprese Balsamic Chicken Breasts

Here is a fantastically delicious recipe for quick and easy Stuffed Caprese Balsamic Chicken Breasts.

If you love mozzarella cheese, balsamic vinegar and tomatoes, you’ll love this combo stuffed into boneless chicken breasts. In fact, it’s basically a Caprese Salad stuffed into chicken breasts. YUM!

This recipe looks like you spent hours in the kitchen and is the perfect dinner recipe for company and it’s also quick enough for a weeknight dinner.

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Quick & Easy Stuffed Caprese Balsamic Chicken Breasts

In case you never have eaten Caprese Salad, here’s some background on it:

• Caprese Salad originated in Italy.
• And it consists of few ingredients: tomatoes, mozzarella, basil, olive oil and salt.  That’s it. Which is – if you think about it, the colors of the Italian Flag.  Green (Basil), White (Mozzarella) and Red (Tomatoes)
• It is usually served on a platter and served overlapping the tomatoes and the mozzarella with the basil sprinkled over the top of both and drizzled with olive oil and topped off with salt.
• While the Caprese Salad is usually served drizzled with olive oil, it can be served drizzled with Pesto or Italian Dressing, or adding in Balsamic Vinegar with the Olive Oil.
• And, you can use ANY garden tomato in a Caprese Salad – Vine, Roma, Grape, Cherry you name it!

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What ingredients do I need to make Quick & Easy Stuffed Caprese Balsamic Chicken Breasts?

Chicken – Boneless and Skinless Chicken Breasts. Don’t use thin sliced Chicken Breasts.

Tomatoes – Pick out red ripe (fresh) tomatoes to use for stuffing the chicken breasts.  Roma or Plum tomatoes work best and some people even use sun dried tomatoes for stuffing.

Cheese – You will use Mozzarella cheese for stuffing the chicken breasts.  Get a block of mozzarella cheese (not shredded) or a fresh ball of Mozzarella since you will need a thick slice for each breast.  You can even try using Burrata cheese  which is actually made from Mozzarella and Cream. It’s delicious.  Burrata cheese is also a great cheese to use in Caprese Salad in place of Mozzarella Cheese.

Basil – Use fresh Basil Leaves

Olive Oil – I use Extra Virgin Olive Oil for cooking.

Balsamic Vinegar – Not only is this delicious – but it’s great for your healthy as well!  It’s known for lowering cholesterol and blood pressure as well as reducing blood sugar.

Spices – Dried Oregano, Dried Basil, Salt, Pepper

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How to Make Quick & Easy Stuffed Caprese Balsamic Chicken Breasts

1. Using a very sharp knife, cut a slit into the side of the chicken breasts going 3/4 of the way through.
2. Season the chicken breasts with all the spices.
3. Place 1 thick slice of Mozzarella Cheese that has been halved into the chicken breast.
4. Top with the tomatoes.
5. Add in the basil leaves.
6. Seal the sides of the chicken breasts with wooden (soaked) toothpicks (diagonally) to hold in all the deliciousness.
7. Heat oil in a large oven safe pan over medium heat.
8. Sear chicken breasts on both sides.
9. Add the sweetened balsamic mixture to the pan with the chicken breasts.
10. Put the pan into the oven and bake until cooked through.
11. Remove toothpicks and drizzle any remaining sauce over the chicken breasts and devour.

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How do I Store Leftover Stuffed Caprese Balsamic Chicken Breasts?

First off, freezing won’t be a good idea because of the fresh tomatoes.

So, these will be fine in the refrigerator for 3 days covered well.

To reheat, simply reheat in the microwave. Enjoy!