Caprese Chicken Sheet Pan Dinner

If you love Caprese Chicken, you’re going to just adore this sheet pan dinner recipe!

Caprese Chicken Shopping List

• Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts
  
• Fresh Mozzarella
• Grape or Cherry Tomatoes
• Fresh Basil
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• Italian Seasoning Mix

Making Caprese Chicken on a sheet pan is so simple and easy, and it’s totally delicious.  This is a one pan meal that you can make with very little prep at all!

• Line your baking sheet with tinfoil.
• Season the chicken and tomatoes and add to the pan.
• Bake until almost done, then add slices of fresh mozzarella.
• When the mozzarella is melted, remove and sprinkle with basil.
• Serve with salad and a drizzle of balsamic vinegar, if desired.

Sheet Pan Caprese Chicken

My Caprese Chicken recipe is simple to make and the perfect weeknight meal for busy moms.

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Italian-American

Keyword: sheet pan caprese chicken

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Servings: 4

Calories: 280kcal

Author: Ang Paris

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Equipment

• Sheet pan

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon Italian Seasoning Blend
• 1 pint cherry tomatoes
• 6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• fresh mozzarella sliced
• fresh basil leaves chopped
• Salad Greens

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 400-degrees F.
• Line your rimmed baking sheet with tinfoil then add 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and coat the pan.
• Sprinkle half of the Italian Seasoning blend onto the tray and then add the tomatoes. Roll them around to coat them in the seasoning.
• Add the chicken to the pan and drizzle with the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Season with remaining Italian Seasoning Blend.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes until the tomatoes start to blister.
• Remove the tray from the oven and cover each piece of chicken with a slice of fresh mozzarella. Return to the oven and bake until the cheese has melted. (Broil for 1-2 minutes if desired)
• Remove the chicken from the pan and serve it on a bed of salad greens. Sprinkle with chopped basil leaves.

Notes

Get the recipe for the Italian Seasoning Blend.

Nutrition

Calories: 280kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 37g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 108mg | Sodium: 210mg | Potassium: 901mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 651IU | Vitamin C: 29mg | Calcium: 41mg | Iron: 2mg

Please Note: I am not a registered dietician. Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and portion sizes.

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